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Scheelite

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Scheelite

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Description
Locality: 
Gjaidtroghöhe, Große Fleiß Valley, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.8 × 2 cm
Description

Rare alpine scheelite - the discovery from Gjaidtroghöhe was an isolated find, low quantity was found and today nearly impossible to acquire. The specimen are all fragments from just one huge crystal which was broken - all pieces healed and are floaters. It shows intense orange color - compare-able to material to China. The faces areall stepped and glossy.

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