AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Scheelite and Arsenopyrite

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Scheelite and Arsenopyrite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China

 
Scheelite and Arsenopyrite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 19525
Mineral:Scheelite and Arsenopyrite
Locality:Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China
Description:Octahedral scheelite crystals up to 8 mm on white dolomite crystals up to 1.5 mm and a metallic arsenopyrite crystal 12 mm long. The scheelite fluoresces bright blue-white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:20x15x13 mm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;