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Scheelite Crystals on Quartz from China

Contributed by: FMS Admin
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Date: Jan 20th, 2025
Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China (See on Mindat)
Size: 40 x 39 x 105 mm

Description:
Brown / black scheelite crystals on quartz, fluorescent bright blue under shortwave UV light. Contributed by Marco Frigerio.

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Scheelite

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

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