Mineral Species containing Tungsten (W )

Mineral Species containing Tungsten (W )

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Tungsten (W ) by %

Tungsten (W) Element Properties
Atomic Mass 183.85
Atomic Number 74
Name Origins Swedish, tung sten = "heavy stone."
Year Discovered 1783
Discovery Credits Isolated by J. J. and F. Elhuijar at Vergara, Spain.
Remarks Obtained as dull gray powder, difficult to melt. Metal is lustrous and silvery white. Resists attack by oxygen, acids, and alkalis. Used in alloys, light bulb filaments, and cutting tools.

Diagnostic tests: 
Wolframates (Tungstates )(WO42-): When the mineral is decomposed by boiling in HCL, the insoluble WO3 canary yellow oxide is obtained.
Tungsten gives a Na2(NH4)(PO4) bead a clear (no) color in the oxidizing flame and a fine blue color in the reducing flame.

References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements, ChemiCool
Naturally Occurring Isotopes
Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
W 179.946701 180 74 0.1200%   Stable      
W 181.948202 182 74 23.6000%   Stable      
W 182.95022 183 74 14.2800%   Stable      
W 183.950928 184 74 30.7000%   Stable      
W 184.953416 185 74 0.0000% 74.8 Days beta - 0.433 100.0%
W 185.954357 186 74 28.6000%   Stable      
W 186.957153 187 74 0.0000% 23.9 Hours beta - 1.312 100.0%
 

Mineral Species sorted by the element W (Tungsten )

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%W Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
93.45%W Qusongite  ! WC 197.91
79.30%W Krasnogorite  * WO3 231.85
76.68%W Elsmoreite  ! WO3•0.5(H2O) 239.77
76.48%W Alumotungstite   (W,Al)(O,OH)3(?) 216.36
74.14%W Tungstenite   WS2 247.98
73.58%W Tungstite   WO3•(H2O) 249.86
68.63%W Hydrotungstite   H2WO4•(H2O) 267.88
68.63%W Meymacite   WO3•2(H2O) 267.88
67.78%W Pittongite  ! Na0.22[(W,Fe+++)(O,OH)3•0.44H2O 222.44
66.23%W Ferritungstite   (K,Ca,Na)(W++++++,Fe+++)2(O,OH)6•(H2O) 416.40
63.85%W Scheelite   CaWO4 287.93
60.72%W Hubnerite   MnWO4 302.79
60.63%W Wolframite  * (Fe,Mn)WO4 303.24
60.54%W Ferberite   Fe++WO4 303.69
59.93%W Krasnoselskite  * CoWO4 306.78
59.33%W Anthoinite   AlWO3(OH)3 309.85
59.14%W Sanmartinite   (Zn,Fe++)WO4 310.85
58.80%W Phyllotungstite   CaFe+++3H(WO4)6•10(H2O) 1,875.87
57.39%W Rankachite   CaFe++V+++++4W++++++8O36•12(H2O) 2,562.65
57.18%W Yttrotungstite-(Ce)  ! (Ce,Nd,Y)W2O6(OH)3 643.06
56.84%W Yttrotungstite-(Y)   YW2O6(OH)3 598.35
56.07%W Cerotungstite-(Ce)   (Ce,REE)W2O6(OH)3 655.80
53.15%W Mpororoite   Al(WO3)(OH)3•2(H2O) 345.88
51.04%W Cuprotungstite   Cu++3(WO4)2(OH)2 720.35
45.75%W Paraniite-(Y)   Ca2Y(AsO4)(WO4)2 803.68
44.13%W Jixianite   Pb(W,Fe+++)2(O,OH)7 624.91
40.40%W Raspite   PbWO4 455.05
40.40%W Stolzite   PbWO4 455.05
35.13%W Tungstibite   Sb2O3•WO3 523.35
30.65%W Welinite-III   Mn++6(W++++++,Mg)2Si2(O,OH)14 899.73
28.67%W Qitianlingite   Fe++2Nb2W++++++O10 641.35
26.35%W Russellite   Bi2WO6 697.81
22.83%W Welinite-VIII   (Mn++,Mg)3(W++++++,Mn+++)1-x(SiO4)(O,OH)3(x=1/3) 402.69
22.70%W Wolframoixiolite  * (Fe,Mn,Nb)(Nb,W,Ta)O4 242.98
22.21%W Koragoite   (Mn++,Fe+++)3(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(Nb,Mn)2(W,Ta)2O20 1,241.59
20.99%W Catamarcaite  ! Cu6GeWS8 902.31
19.55%W Kiddcreekite   Cu6SnWS8 940.36
19.22%W Pinalite   Pb3(WO4)OCl2 956.35
15.75%W Uranotungstite   (Fe++,Ba,Pb)(UO2)2WO4(OH)4•12(H2O) 1,167.54
9.70%W Ovamboite  ! Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 3,470.24
8.63%W Plumbobetafite   (Pb,U,Ca)(Ti,Nb)2O6(OH,F) 425.90
7.72%W Squawcreekite  ? (Fe+++,Sb+++++,W++++++)O4•(H2O) 262.07
5.49%W Manganokhomyakovite  ! Na12Sr3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 3,346.83
5.49%W Khomyakovite  ! Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)2 3,349.55
4.33%W Scheteligite  ? (Ca,Y,Sb,Mn)2(Ti,Ta,Nb,W)2O6(O,OH) 424.56
4.25%W Johnsenite-(Ce)  ! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 3,374.09
2.47%W Samarskite-(Yb)  ! (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++) (Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 312.29
1.77%W Hexamolybdenum  ! (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) 104.04
1.23%W Maikainite  ! Cu20(Fe,Cu)6Mo2Ge6S32 3,296.63

(* - Mineral Name Is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana classification added or changed from Danas New Mineralogy)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)

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