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Scheelite on Quartz from Taewha Mine, Chungju, Chungchongpukdo, South Korea

 
Scheelite on Quartz from Taewha Mine, Chungju, Chungchongpukdo, South Korea

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite on Quartz from Taewha Mine, Chungju, Chungchongpukdo, South Korea

DESCRIPTION:No. 16613
Mineral:Scheelite on Quartz
Locality:Taewha Mine, Chungju, Chungchongpukdo, South Korea
Description:Sharp, well crystallized octahedral scheelite crystals (fluorescent) on a large crystal of milky quartz (fully crystallized on all faces- no point of attachment). See article: Famous Minerals Localities: the Taewha Mine, Korea in Min. Rec. v. 10, no. 3. Ex. Earle C. Sullivan (1906-2005), author of History and Minerals of Old Mine Park, Trumbull, Ct.
Overall Size:8x5x3 cm
Crystals:12-19 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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