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Scheelite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

Scheelite from Romania reprsents an outstanding rarity. They sharp terminated crystal shows excellent contrast to snowy white calcite. It is lustrous and with moderately backlight you can see the strong, dark blue color. Hard to photograph and much better in person!

Mineral Data
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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