wüstite
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Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Wüstite
- Mineral.category
- Oxide mineral
- Mineral.image
- Wüstite-110970.jpg
- Mineral.imagesize
- 260
- Mineral.formula
- FeO
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Wüs
- Mineral.strunz
- 4.AB.25
- Mineral.color
- Greyish white to yellow or brown; colorless in thin section
- Mineral.habit
- Pyramidic, prismatic
- Mineral.system
- Cubic
- Mineral.class
- Hexoctahedral (mm) H–M symbol: (4/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Fm3m (no. 225)
- Mineral.cleavage
- {001} perfect
- Mineral.fracture
- Subconchoidal to rough
- Mineral.mohs
- 5–5.5
- Mineral.refractive
- 1.735–2.32 in synthetic crystals
- Mineral.pleochroism
- None
- Mineral.gravity
- 5.88
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Wüstite redox buffer
- Effects upon silicate minerals
- Role in nitrogen fixation
- Historical use
- Related minerals
- See also
- References
{{Infobox mineral | name = Wüstite | category = Oxide mineral | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Wüstite-110970.jpg | imagesize = 260 | caption = | formula = FeO | IMAsymbol = Wüs | molweight = | strunz = 4.AB.25 | color = Greyish white to yellow or brown; colorless in thin section | habit = Pyramidic, prismatic | system = Cubic | class = Hexoctahedral (mm) H–M symbol: (4/m 2/m) | symmetry = Fm3m (no. 225) | twinning = | cleavage = {001} perfect | fracture = Subconchoidal to rough | mohs = 5–5.5 | luster = | refractive = 1.735–2.32 in synthetic crystals | opticalprop = | birefringence = | pleochroism = None | streak = | gravity = 5.88 | density = 5.7 g/cm3 | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = Soluble in dilute HCl | diaphaneity = | other = Forms solid solution with periclase }}
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