Blindingly Bright Scheelite from Hunan, China
Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: May 26th, 2026
Locality: Hunan, China (See on Mindat)
Description:
Here is a very, very bright fluorescent scheelite from Hunan, China. Weighs just over a kilogram and is quite dense.
Originally posted by Fire Viper on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Scheelite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue