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Fluorescent Scheelite Crystals on Quartz from the Ore Mountains, Europe

Contributed by: FMS Admin
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Date: Jan 20th, 2025
Locality: Zinnwald-Cínovec mining region, Ore Mountains, Europe (See on Mindat)
Size: 69 x 46 x 92 cm

Description:
Fluorescent scheelite crystals on quartz. Contributed by Marco Frigerio.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Normal light.
Normal light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Scheelite

  • Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue

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