Classification of Tungsten |
| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 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 |
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| Dana 7th edition ID: | 1.1.38.1 |
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Type Occurrence of Tungsten |
| Type Locality: | River Bol'shaya Pol'ya, Subarctic Urals, Urals Region, Russia |
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Physical Properties of Tungsten |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
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| Colour: | grey |
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Crystallography of Tungsten |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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| Comment: | body centred cubic |
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Chemical Properties of Tungsten |
| Formula: | |
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| Essential elements: | W |
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| All elements listed in formula: | W |
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Relationship of Tungsten to other Species |
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Other Names for Tungsten |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Tungsten |
| Reference List: | - M.I. Novgorodova e.a. (1995) A native wolfram with inclusions of yttrium oxide from an alluvium of Bol’shaja Pol’ja river (Prepolar Ural)” - Doklady RAN, 340, N5, pp. 681-684 (in Rus.).
- Doklady Akademii Nauk R (2000): 373-, 523-526.
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| Best of Species: | Tungsten |
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Localities for Tungsten |
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