Scheelite
Scheelite forming intergrown octahedral crystals from the Yaogangxian mine in Yizhang County, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China. This heavy, golden-orange dipyramidal crystals with edges up to and exceeding 6,1 cm in length, some of which become semi-transparent in areas where the colour intensifies. Under short wave ultraviolet (SWUV) light the Scheelite fluoresces bright cream to snowy-white.
| Origin | Asia » China » Sichuan » Pingwu » Xuebaoding Mt., Huya |
| Size category | Miniature (4-7 cm) |
| Size | 6,3 x 5,2 x 4,8 cm |
| Weight | 219 g |
| The biggest crystal | 6,1 x 5,2 x 3,9 cm |