Learn about Ferberite
iron-rich wolframite with stout blade-like prisms and deep black luster; forms in hydrothermal tin-tungsten deposits; prized on quartz or fluorite.Ferberite from Yaogangxian Mine, China
from the Yaogangxian Mine, China — jet-black, bladed wolframite-group crystals against quartz and dolomite; prized for rarity, form, and locality.Yaogangxian Mine
A collector's guide to Yaogangxian Mine, China: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 1584 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.
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