| | Description | |
| Comments: | xls rest either on feldspar or on smoky quartz. Helvite xls were found at Tongbei at the end of 2001 and the first xls collected had a dark surface coatings. Helvite xls discovered at later times lack the dark surface coatings but it is suspected that such pieces have been treated in Tongbei with HCl. | | Habit: | pseudo-octahedral xls | | Colour: | yellow, with dark surface coatings | | Quality of samples: | not specified / average specimens | | Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid | | References | |
| References: | http://www.smartminerals.com/cina2004/art_fujian.htm and Ottens, B., 2005. Tongbei. Spessartine localities, Fujian Province, China. Mineralogical Record, 36 (1): 35-43 | | Associated minerals: | |
| Associates: | Spessartine
| | Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Helvite data | | Locality Data: | Click here to view Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | | Photo Gallery | View Gallery (19 photos) |
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