Scheelite (Var: Molybdoscheelite)
Route 62 locality, Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
TOP: Massive molybdoscheelite, center, is hard to distinguish from massive quartz on the left. Field of view is 2 cm across. BOTTOM: Same view, under SW ultraviolet light. The molybdoscheelite fluoresces an intensely bright pale yellow. P. Cristofono specimen. Field collected by Nate Martin.
© 2012 Peter Cristofono