ferberite
/ˈfəːbərʌɪt
/noun [mass noun]
A black mineral consisting of ferrous tungstate, typically occurring as elongated prisms.There were shops full of green and purple fluorite, ferberite and arsenopyrite, and spessartine and stibnite....
- There are exceptions, such as German manganite, some Bolivian and Chinese cassiterite, Russian ilvaite, Brazilian and Namibian schorl, Panasqueira ferberite, and rutile, especially that from Graves Mountain, Georgia.
- The Yaogangxian mine is a world-class locality for not only fluorite but also for arsenopyrite, bournonite, stannite, wurtzite, and ferberite.
Origin
Early 19th century: named after Rudolph Ferber (1743–90), Swedish mineralogist, + -ite1.