Stolzite

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Stolzite with quartz from Malaysia
Stolzite with quartz from Malaysia
Preparing single crystal lead tungstate scintillators for the ECAL on the Compact Muon Solenoid.
Preparing single crystal lead tungstate scintillators for the ECAL on the Compact Muon Solenoid.

Stolzite is a mineral, a lead tungstate; with the formula PbWO4. It is similar to, and often associated with, Wulfenite which is the same chemical except that the tungsten is replaced by molybdenum. Lead tungstate crystals have the optical transparency of glass combined with much higher density (8.28 g/cm3 vs ~2.2 g/cm3 for fused silica). They are used as scintillators.

Discovered in 1845 it is named after Joseph Alexi Stolz of Teplice in Bohemia.

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