What does "wulfenite" mean?

An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins.

What is a synonym for "wulfenite"?

Common synonyms include: alabaster, asphalt, lead molybdate, mineral, pbmoo4.

noun

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Noun

1
An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO₄, found in lead veins. countable, uncountable
2
a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore wordnet

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