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Native Tungsten

A valid IMA mineral species

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Native Tungsten, etc.

Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Native Tungsten

Luna 24 landing site, Mare Crisium, The Moon

Native Tungsten, etc.

Tabornoe gold deposit, Olekma area, Sakha, Russia

Native Tungsten, etc.

Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Native Tungsten

Luna 24 landing site, Mare Crisium, The Moon

Native Tungsten, etc.

Tabornoe gold deposit, Olekma area, Sakha, Russia

Native Tungsten, etc.

Bolshaya Polya River, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Native Tungsten

Luna 24 landing site, Mare Crisium, The Moon

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About Native 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:

Native Iron

This page provides mineralogical data about Native Tungsten.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

7982

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7982:8

Similar NamesHide

Tungstenite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	WS₂
Tungstibite	A valid IMA mineral species	Sb₂³⁺WO₆
Tungstite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	WO₃ · H₂O
Tungusite	A valid IMA mineral species	Ca₄Fe₂Si₆O₁₅(OH)₆

IMA Classification of Native TungstenHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2011

Classification of Native TungstenHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

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 for Standard
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 Native TungstenHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of Native 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 Native TungstenHide

Colour in reflected light:

White with a pale-yellow tint

Chemistry of Native TungstenHide

Mindat Formula:

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
W	100.000 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

W - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Native 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)
0012938	Native Tungsten	Jette E R, Foote F (1935) Precision determination of lattice constants Journal of Chemical Physics 3 605-616	1935	synthetic	298
0015130	Native Tungsten	Davey W P (1925) Lattice constants of twelve common metals Physical Review 25 753-761	1925	synthetic	293
0015129	Native Tungsten	Davey W P (1925) Lattice constants of twelve common metals Physical Review 25 753-761	1925	synthetic	293
0015128	Native Tungsten	Davey W P (1925) Lattice constants of twelve common metals Physical Review 25 753-761	1925	synthetic	293
0008102	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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	Native 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
0008068	Native 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
0013602	Native 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
0013601	Native 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
0011824	Native Tungsten	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 280-281	1963		293
0011261	Native 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
0011236	Native 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

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Precision determination of lattice constants
 Sample: at T = 25 C
 Note: sample 1
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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 Native TungstenHide

Type Locality:

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

Synonyms of Native TungstenHide

IMA2011-004

Tungsten

Other Language Names for Native TungstenHide

Dutch:Wolfraam

German:Wolfram

Russian:Вольфрам

Simplified Chinese:自然钨

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

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

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.AE.	Native Vanadium	V	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
1.AE.05	Native Chromium	Cr	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
1.AE.05	Hexamolybdenum	(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AE.05	'Native Molybdenum'	Mo	Iso.
1.AE.05	'UM2001-06-E:CrFeNi'	Fe₇Cr₂Ni
1.AE.05	Native Iron	Fe	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
1.AE.10	Taenite	(Ni,Fe)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.AE.10	Tetrataenite	FeNi	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AE.10	'Antitaenite'	Fe₃Ni
1.AE.15	Chromferide	Fe₃Cr_1-x (x = 0.6)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
1.AE.15	Wairauite	CoFe	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
1.AE.15	Ferchromide	Cr₃Fe_1-x	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
1.AE.20	Awaruite	Ni₃Fe	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.AE.25	Jedwabite	Fe₇(Ta,Nb)₃	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
1.AE.30	'Native Manganese'	Mn	Iso. 43m : I43m
1.AE.35	Nisnite	Ni₃Sn	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m

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References for Native 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

(2022) Tungsten. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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

Localities for Native TungstenHide

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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)	- (2000)
Yelizovsky District ⓘ Gorely volcano	Kepezhinskas et al. (2026)
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 et al. (2010)
Mare Fecunditatis ⓘ Luna 16 landing site	Mokhov et al. (2007)

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