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Scheelite & Wolframite

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KFT168974

Scheelite & Wolframite

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Description
Locality: 
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri , Angseong-myeon, Chungju, Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.2 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.70cm
Description

A lustrous brown octahedral scheelite crystal with wolframite matrix on bottom! Has an original label from an austrian collector from 1986. 2.7cm along edge.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Scheelite

Formula: 
Ca(WO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bispbergs Klack, Säter, Dalarna, Sweden

Wolframite

Synonym Of: 

Hübnerite

Formula: 
MnWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Ferberite

Formula: 
FeWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Formula: 
(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4 - 4.5
Colour: 
Greyish-black
Streak: 
Reddish Brown