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Scheelite from Pingwu, Sichuan, China

 
Scheelite from Pingwu, Sichuan, China

Scheelite from Pingwu, Sichuan, China

Scheelite from Pingwu, Sichuan, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite from Pingwu, Sichuan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 52601
Mineral:Scheelite
Locality:Pingwu, Sichuan, China
Description:Transparent (gemmy) orange octahedral scheelite crystal with a few muscovite crystals included in the bottom where it was attached. The scheelite has clean, lustrous crystal faces, though one shows a few shallow scratches. Fluoresces blue-white under UV.
Overall Size:3.2x3.2x3 cm
Crystals:10-29 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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