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Scheelite on Quartz from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

 
Scheelite on Quartz from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Scheelite on Quartz from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Scheelite on Quartz from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 53085
Mineral:Scheelite on Quartz
Locality:Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado
Description:Translucent gray octahedral scheelite crystals to 3.5 mm on translucent colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm. The scheelite crystals fluoresce bright blue-white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:3.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:0.5-3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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