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Scheelite on Muscovite from Ping-Wu, Sichuan Province, China

 
Scheelite on Muscovite from Ping-Wu, Sichuan Province, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite on Muscovite from Ping-Wu, Sichuan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 22313
Mineral:Scheelite on Muscovite
Locality:Ping-Wu, Sichuan Province, China
Description:Lustrous orange crystals of scheelite on muscovite matrix. The scheelite crystals are translucent in areas and fluoresce bright blue-white. The termination of the smaller crystal has a Spinel-law twinned crystal on the tip.
Overall Size:5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:20-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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