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Gemmy Scheelite Crystals from the Tae Hwa Mine, Chungju, South Korea

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 19th, 2026
Locality: Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri (Neung Am-ri; Noungam-ri), Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

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

Summary of luminescence responses:

Scheelite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

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

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