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Scheelite

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Description
Locality: 
Tenkergin Mine, Iul'tinskiy District, Chukotka, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm
Description

Exceptional single crystal of scheelite from Russia. The well formed crystal shows super intense orange colour with a great lustre at the faces as well. Crystals in this size and quality are an outstanding rarits for this location and barely seen on the common market.

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