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FERBERITE
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FERBERITE MINERAL SPECIMEN
Awesome Specimen with minor Quartz to add to your collection. An uncommon metal Crystal showing good terminations and classic striated faces. The Ferberite Crystal has a few small Quartz Crystals penetrating the side faces. Ferberite is an ore of Tungsten. Tungsten is used to fake Gold bars coated with a thin layer of real Gold. That is because Tungsten has the same specific gravity as gold does. The best way to test for this type of fakery is to drill a very small hole in the bar. Thus the specimen feels heavy to hold just like Gold.
Location:
Yaogangxian, Hunan, China.Dimensions:
5.2cm x 4.1cm x 2.1cm, 89g.Ferberite,
Iron Tungstate:
FeWO4.Quartz:
SiO2.SKU: K1XXX4 - Crystals, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Quartz
FERBERITE QUARTZ
Great Specimen to add to your collection. An uncommon metal Crystal in a double terminated Quartz Crystal. The Ferberite Crystal has a partial termination on top. Ferberite is an ore of Tungsten which is used to create fake Gold bars which are then coated with a thin layer of Gold. That is because Tungsten has the same specific gravity as gold does. The best way to test for this type of fakery is to drill a very small hole in the bar and test the filings. This specimen is mounted on a perspex pad for enhanced display.
Location:
Yaogangxian, Hunan, China.Dimensions:
5.2cm x 2.9cm x 3.5cm, 54g.Iron Tungstate FeWO4.
SKU: n/a - Australian Minerals, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World
FERBERITE SPECIMEN
Good weighty Specimen for your collection. Good Aussie metal specimen of an uncommon mineral. Ferberite is an ore of Tungsten which is used to create fake Gold bars which are then coated with a thin layer of Gold. That is because Tungsten has the same specific gravity as gold does. The best way to test for this type of fakery is to drill a very small hole in the bar and test the filings. This specimen is mounted on a perspex pad for enhanced display.
Location:
Fielders Hill, Torrington, NSW, Australia.
Dimensions:
7.6cm x 5.8cm x 2.8cm, 158g.Iron Tungstate FeWO4.
SKU: MW6927
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