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Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

 
Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 76764
Mineral:Scheelite
Locality:Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China
Description:Rich specimen of lustrous transparent gray pseudo-octahedral scheelite crystals to 6 mm with smaller lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm. The scheelite crystals fluoresce bright blue-white under shortwave ultraviolet illumination. Collected ca. 1992
Overall Size:37x23x15 mm
Crystals:micro to 6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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