Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Wulfenite is a lead molybdate mineral with the formula PbMoO4. It can be most often found as thin tabular crystals with a bright orange-red to yellow-orange color sometimes brown although the color can be highly variable. In its yellow form it is sometimes called yellow lead ore.It crystallizes in the tetragonal system often occurring as stubby pyramidal or tabular crystals. It also occurs as earthy granular masses.