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Kësterite from
Beryl-Scheelite deposit, Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

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Beryl-Scheelite deposit, Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
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Description
Comments:About a dozen or so of these specimens hit the market in two lots in 2001 and 2002. They were called a new mineral and labeled "pandaite" which had been used before and discredited. Then they chemically analysed as Kesterite.
Habit:pseudo tetrahedral xls to over a cm, coated in mushistonite
Colour:Yellowish mushistonite, black on fresh break
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Hedland, A. (2004): Das Scheelit-Beryll-Kassiterit-Fluorit-Vorkommen von Huya-Zibeisha bei Pingwu, Provinz Sichuan, China. Mineralien Welt 15 (6), 46-57.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kësterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beryl-Scheelite deposit, Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
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