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Stolzite

Year of discovery: 1845 (Cínovec (Zinnwald), Czech (Germany)), 1977 (Japan)

Locality list: 6 localities of stolzite

• PbWO₄
• [Pb²⁺][WO₄]^2-

• Class: Tungstate
• Soluble in: HCl (Decompose and solution turns yellow.)
• Fluorescence: UV excitation (Orange-Yellow)

• Polymorpph: Raspite (<410 degree, Monoclinic)

• Pb => Mn: Hübnerite (Hubnerite)
• Pb => Ca: Scheelite
• Pb => Zn: Sanmartinite
• Pb => Fe: Ferberite
• Pb => (BiO)₂: Russellite

• WO₄ => MoO₄: Wulfenite (Series)

• Color: Reddish brown, Yellowish gray, Yellow
• Streak: White
• Luster: Sub-Adamantine
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Cleavage: Imperfect on {001} (1 planes), Indistinct on {011} (2 planes)
• Hardness: 2.5-3
• Density: 8.3

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: 4/m, I4₁/a
• Lattice: a=5.5, c=12.0