Scheelite forming intergrown octahedral crystals from the Yaogangxian mine in Yizhang County, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China. This heavy, light orange crystals with edges up to and exceeding 3,5 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 | Small Cabinet (7-10 cm) |
Size | 7,2 x 4,4 x 6,0 cm |
Weight | 352 g |
The biggest crystal | 3,55 x 2,95 x 4,6 cm |