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Scheelite and Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

 
Scheelite and Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

Scheelite and Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

Scheelite and Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite and Hübnerite in Quartz from Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 52836
Mineral:Scheelite and Hübnerite in Quartz
Locality:Hamme Mine, Tungsten, 3.3 km northwest of Townsville, Vance County, North Carolina
Description:White scheelite alteration rims (fluorescent) around brown-black hübnerite crystals to 8 mm embedded in translucent milky quartz. For more information see: Tungsten Deposit near Townsville, N.C. in American Mineralogist (1945), vol. 30, p. 97. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection
Overall Size:4.5x3x1 cm
Crystals:micro to 8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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