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Tungsten

A valid IMA mineral species

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Tungsten, etc.

Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Tungsten

Luna 24 landing site, Mare Crisium, The Moon

Tungsten, etc.

Tabornoe gold deposit, Olekma area, Sakha, Russia

Tungsten, etc.

Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Tungsten

Luna 24 landing site, Mare Crisium, The Moon

Tungsten, etc.

Tabornoe gold deposit, Olekma area, Sakha, Russia

Tungsten, etc.

Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Tungsten

Luna 24 landing site, Mare Crisium, The Moon

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About TungstenHide

Formula:

Colour:

Silver white to steel grey

Lustre:

Metallic

Specific Gravity:

19.226 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Isostructural with:

Iron

This page provides mineralogical data about Tungsten.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

7982

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7982:8

GUID
(UUID V4):

dbec4270-b904-4704-b248-eef5c6a7e634

IMA Classification of TungstenHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2011

Classification of TungstenHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

1.AE.05

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
E : Iron-chromium family

Dana 7th ed.:

1.1.38.1

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
W	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of TungstenHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of TungstenHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Silver white to steel grey

Streak:

Grey

Hardness:

VHN₂₅=571.45 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

19.226 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of TungstenHide

Colour in reflected light:

White with a pale-yellow tint

Chemistry of TungstenHide

Mindat Formula:

Elements listed:

W - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of TungstenHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.1648(4) Å

Unit Cell V:

31.69 Å³

Comment:

body centred cubic

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0011824	Tungsten	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 280-281	1963		293
0013601	Tungsten	Schutte W J, de Boer J L, Jellinek F (1987) Crystal structures of tungsten disulfide and diselenide Journal of Solid State Chemistry 70 207-209	1987		293
0013602	Tungsten	Schutte W J, de Boer J L, Jellinek F (1987) Crystal structures of tungsten disulfide and diselenide Journal of Solid State Chemistry 70 207-209	1987		293
0008068	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008069	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008070	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008071	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008072	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008073	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008074	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008075	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008076	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008077	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008078	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008079	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008080	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008081	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008082	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008083	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008084	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008085	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008086	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008087	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008088	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008089	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008090	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008091	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008092	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008093	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008094	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008095	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008096	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008097	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008098	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008099	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008100	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008101	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0008102	Tungsten	Dubrovinsky L S, Saxena S K (1997) Thermal expansion of periclase (MgO) and tungsten (W) to melting temperatures Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 547-550	1997		293
0011236	Tungsten	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Body centered cubic, bcc, structure Crystal Structures 1 7-83	1963		293
0011261	Tungsten	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Sample is formed when certain tungstates are electrolyzed Crystal Structures 1 7-83	1963		293
0012938	Tungsten	Jette E R, Foote F (1935) Precision determination of lattice constants Journal of Chemical Physics 3 605-616	1935	synthetic	298
0015128	Tungsten	Davey W P (1925) Lattice constants of twelve common metals Physical Review 25 753-761	1925	synthetic	293
0015129	Tungsten	Davey W P (1925) Lattice constants of twelve common metals Physical Review 25 753-761	1925	synthetic	293
0015130	Tungsten	Davey W P (1925) Lattice constants of twelve common metals Physical Review 25 753-761	1925	synthetic	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      7.523
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W   0.33333   0.66667   0.25000
S   0.33333   0.66667   0.62500

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.2422 Å	(100)
1.5835 Å	(25)
1.2929 Å	(48)
1.0010 Å	(23)
0.8457 Å	(24)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
15 : Black/white smoker minerals and other seafloor hydrothermal minerals
Stage 4a: Earth’s earliest continental crust	>4.4-3.0
19 : Granitic intrusive rocks
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
38 : Ophiolites
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates]
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	<0.36

Type Occurrence of TungstenHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Synonyms of TungstenHide

IMA2011-004

Other Language Names for TungstenHide

Russian:Вольфрам

Simplified Chinese:自然钨

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

7 photos of Tungsten associated with Copper	Cu
4 photos of Tungsten associated with Yttriaite-(Y)	Y₂O₃
4 photos of Tungsten associated with Silver	Ag
1 photo of Tungsten associated with Glass
1 photo of Tungsten associated with Cuprite	Cu₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.AE.	Vanadium	V	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
1.AE.05	Molybdenum	Mo	Iso.
1.AE.05	Chromium	Cr	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
1.AE.05	Iron	Fe	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
1.AE.05	UM2001-06-E:CrFeNi	Fe₇Cr₂Ni
1.AE.05	Hexamolybdenum	(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AE.10	Taenite	(Fe,Ni)	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.AE.10	Tetrataenite	FeNi	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AE.10	Antitaenite	Fe₃Ni
1.AE.15	Chromferide	Fe₃Cr_1-x (x=0.6)	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.AE.15	Ferchromide	Cr₃Fe_1-x	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.AE.15	Wairauite	CoFe	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.AE.20	Awaruite	Ni₃Fe	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.AE.25	Jedwabite	Fe₇(Ta,Nb)₃	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
1.AE.30	Manganese	Mn	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3m
1.AE.35	Nisnite	Ni₃Sn	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for TungstenHide

Reference List:

Novgorodova, M.I., Nedashkovskaya, N.N., Rassdazov, A.V., Trubkin, N.V., Semenov, E.I., Koshelev, B.L. (1995) [A native wolfram with inclusions of yttrium oxide from an alluvium of Bol’shaja Pol’ja river (Prepolar Ural)]. Doklady Rossijskoj akademii nauk. Nauki o Zemle, 340. 681-684

Glavatskikh, S.F., Trubkin, N.V. (2000) [First find of native tungsten and silver in exhalation products of the Great Tolbachik Fissure eruption (Kamchatka)]. Doklady Rossijskoj akademii nauk. Nauki o Zemle, 373. 523-526

Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (2001) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 86: 939-942.

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011. CNMNC Newsletter No 9. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (4) 2535-2540 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2535

Mills, Stuart J., Kartashov, Pavel M., Kampf, Anthony R., Rumsey, Mike S., Ma, Chi, Stanley, Chris J., Spratt, John, Rossman, George R., Novgorodova, Margarita I. (2021) Native tungsten from the Bol'shaya Pol'ya river valley and Mt Neroyka, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (1) 76-81 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.7

Kozyrev, Nikolay V., Gordeev, Vladimir V. (2023) Thermodynamic Properties and Equation of State for Tungsten. Crystals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/cryst13101470

(2023) Tungsten. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Belarus
Mogilev Region Babruysk District ⓘ Bobruisk Ring Structure	Levitskiy et al. (2018, July)

China
Shandong Linyi Mengyin County Mengyin Kimberlite field Changma Kimberlite belt Wangcun deposit ⓘ Shengli pipes	Gorshkov et al. (2006)
Tibet Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture) Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.) ⓘ Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")	Wenji Bai et al. (2001)

Russia
Amur Oblast Tyndinsky district ⓘ Ildeus intrusion	Kepezhinskas et al. (2023)
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field ⓘ Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture)	Doklady Akad. Nauk (2000)
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Berezovo district Saranpaul ⓘ Dodo Mine	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Bolshaya Polya River (TL)	Novgorodova et al. (1995) +2 other references
Primorsky Krai Mikhaylovsky District ⓘ Pavlovskoe REE-coal deposit	V.V. Seredin data +1 other reference
Olginsky District ⓘ Shirokopadninskaya area	Казаченко et al. (2018)
Sakha Olekma area ⓘ Tabornoe gold deposit	Mills et al. (2021)
ⓘ Sikhote-Alin Mountains	Volokhin et al. (2016)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ ~~Rai-Iz Ophiolite Massif~~	6th orogenic lherzolite conference 2014 ... +1 other reference

The Moon
Mare Crisium ⓘ Luna 24 landing site	Kartashov P.M. et al. (2010)
Mare Fecunditatis ⓘ Luna 16 landing site	Mokhov A.V. et al. (2007)

Tungsten

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