Scheelite from Bishop, California
Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 19th, 2026
Locality: Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA (See on Mindat)
Description:
Yellowish fluorescence indicates a trace amount of molybdenum has replaced tungsten.
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Scheelite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow