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Scheelite on Muscovite from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China

 
Scheelite on Muscovite from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China

Scheelite on Muscovite from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite on Muscovite from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 42192
Mineral:Scheelite on Muscovite
Locality:Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China
Description:Translucent orange scheelite crystals up to 18 mm on plate of limonite-stained muscovite mica crystals up to 15 mm. The scheelite crystals have lustrous faces with some faces showing many smaller faces when viewed under magnification. Highly fluorescent. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #215; ex. A. Priceman
Overall Size:6.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:5-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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