Scheelite
Scheelite forming intergrown octahedral crystals from the Yaogangxian mine in Yizhang County, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China. This heavy, light-orange dipyramidal crystals with edges up to and exceeding 4,7 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 | 6,4 x 2,8 x 4,9 cm |
| Weight | 222 g |
| The biggest crystal | 4,7 x 3,1 x 4,35 cm |