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STOLZITE - Cínovec,(Zinnwald), Czech Republic | 26 x 15 x 10 mm | Box & Label | RARE

Stolzite, Czech Republic, Thumbnail (1-3 cm)
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Mineral: STOLZITE
Locality: Cínovec,(Zinnwald), Czech Republic
Dimension (mm): 26 x 15 x 10 mm

Specimen packed in box of size 38 x 38 x 34 mm with card/label.

Formula:
Pb(WO4)
Colour:
Reddish brown, brown, yellowish gray, smoky-gray, gray-brown, ostraw-yellow, lemon-yellow, orange-yellow, red or green (rare)
Lustre:
Sub-Adamantine, Resinous
Hardness:
2½ - 3
Specific Gravity:
8.34
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Member of:
Scheelite Group
Name:
Named in honour of Johann Anton Stolz (11 June 1778, Prague - 17 August 1855, Teplice), physician and mineral collector from Teplice, Bohemia, Czech Republic. He spent much of his life interested in minerals and built an important collection. He provided the first specimen of stolzite for study.

Note: the mineral is NOT named for the physician Joseph Alexis Stolz (1803–1896) of France, as is reported by some other sources.
Type Locality:
Zinnwald-Cínovec mining region, Ore Mountains, Europe
Dimorph of:
Raspite
 
Stolzite-Wulfenite Series.
The tetragonal dimorph of raspite.

A rare secondary mineral in the oxidized zones of hydrothermal tungsten-bearing lead deposits.
Classification:
  • 7.Sulfates (Selenates, Tellurates, Chromates, Molybdates, Wolframates)
Mineral name:
  • Stolzite
Country origine:
Czech Republic
Specimen size:
Thumbnail (1-3 cm)

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