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Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

 
Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Scheelite from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 77450
Mineral:Scheelite
Locality:Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China
Description:Two small parallel lustrous transparent gray-brown pseudo-octahedral scheelite crystals. The scheelite crystals fluoresce bright blue-white under shortwave ultraviolet illumination. Collected ca. 1992
Overall Size:11x10x6 mm
Crystals:6-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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