Gem, Rock, and Mineral Postage Stamps Featuring
Ferberite


Mineral Name: Ferberite

Composition: Iron tungstate

Nomenclature: Named after Rudolph Ferber of Gera, Germany.

Industrial Uses: Ore of tungsten.

Additional Notes: Ferberite (iron tungstate) forms a series (the Wolfamite series) with the mineral huebnerite (manganese tungstate). Specimens with significant amounts of both iron and manganese are typically referred to as "wolframite."



Uganda : Scott 603 : 35 shilling : 18 Jan 1988

Ferberite