# wulfenite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins.

## Etymology
From Wulfen + -ite, for Austrian mineralogist Franz X. von Wulfen (1728-1805), named in 1841.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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