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Scheelite - Mittersill Scheelite Deposit, Salzburg, Austria

Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Feb 21st, 2026
Locality: Mittersill Scheelite deposit, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria (See on Mindat)
Size: 9.4 x 5 x 13.2 cm

Description:
Grains and veins of scheelite in quartz matrix, fluorescing bright cornflower blue in SW.

Originally posted by Dennis Michael on Nature's Rainbows.

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Scheelite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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