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Scheelite on Fluorite with Quartz, Chalcopyrite from East Camp Bird Mine, Level 5, Ouray County, Colorado

 
Scheelite on Fluorite with Quartz, Chalcopyrite from East Camp Bird Mine, Level 5, Ouray County, Colorado

Scheelite on Fluorite with Quartz, Chalcopyrite from East Camp Bird Mine, Level 5, Ouray County, Colorado

Scheelite on Fluorite with Quartz, Chalcopyrite from East Camp Bird Mine, Level 5, Ouray County, Colorado

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite on Fluorite with Quartz, Chalcopyrite from East Camp Bird Mine, Level 5, Ouray County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 46169
Mineral:Scheelite on Fluorite with Quartz, Chalcopyrite
Locality:East Camp Bird Mine, Level 5, Ouray County, Colorado
Description:Elongated translucent gray scheelite crystals to 11 mm long with transparent colorless quartz crystals to 9 mm long on sugar-like gray fluorite with scattered metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 0.5 mm. The scheelite fluoresces under UV illumination. Ex. Bob Holzer (1934-2009) collection
Overall Size:3.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:0.1-11.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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