Scheelite
Pingwu beryl mine, Huya township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Translucent, extremely lustrous, rich orange, pseudo-octahedral crystals of scheelite, are intergrown, forming an aesthetic specimen. All terminations are present, rarely seen in these beautiful scheelites from China. The largest crystal measures 3.5 cm across. The piece is actually a floater: completely crysatllized, if irregular in growth, even ...
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