Scheelite

Scheeliet, Scheeliitti, Scheelit, Scheelita, Šeelitas, Шеелит, 灰重石, 白鎢礦


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: CaWO4
Mineral class: wolframates
Crystal system: tetragonal
Mohs scale: 4.5 - 5
Density (g/cm3): 5.9 - 6.1
Refractive index: 1.918 - 1.937
Cleavage: distinct - indistinct
Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, orange, red, brown, green, blue, violet
Transparency: transparent - opaque
Luster: vitreous - adamantine
Fluorescence: SW UV: light blue
Pleochroism: -
Largest crystal: 32 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1821
1st Description: 1821
Name: in honor of the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742 - 1786)

Scheelite Mineral

Size: 0.97 x 0.78 x 0.61 cm

Origin: Zagi Mt. / Mulla Ghori / Khyber Agency / FATA / Pakistan

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Scheelite Mineral
Scheelite

Weight: 6.00 ct

Origin: Kern County / Kalifornien / USA

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Scheelite Mineral

Size of the crystal: 0.2 cm

Origin: Camp Bird Mine / Ouray / Sneffels Distr. / Ouray County / Colorado / USA

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Scheelite Mineral

Scheelite

Size: 0.73 cm
Weight: 2.83 ct
Origin: Sri Lanka

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Scheelite

Weight: 7.03 ct

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite

Size: 0.55 cm
Weight: 1.02 ct
Origin: Sceptre Claims / Emerald Lake / Yukon / Canada

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Scheelite

Size: 0.71 x 0.50 cm
Weight: 1.95 ct
Origin: Sceptre Claims / Emerald Lake / Yukon / Canada

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Scheelite

Weight: 3,06 ct

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite

Weight: 2.21 ct

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite

Size: 0.82 x 0.60 cm
Weight: 3.21 ct
Origin: Sceptre Claims / Emerald Lake / Yukon / Canada

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Scheelite Mineral

Size: 1.7 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm

Origin: Traversella Mine / Traversella / Chiusella Valley / Canavese Distr. / Torino Prov. / Italy

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Scheelite Mineral
Scheelite

Size: 1,21 x 0,95 cm
Weight: 13.19 ct
Origin: China

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Scheelite

Weight: 2.52 ct

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite

Size: 2.00 x 1.39 cm
Weight: 45.09 ct
Origin: China

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Scheelite

Weight: 0.79 ct

Origin: Mexico

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Scheelite Mineral on Muscovite

Size: 8.0 x 4.0 x 1.5 cm

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite Mineral

Scheelite Mineral

Size: 10.5 x 9.6 x 9.6 cm

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite Mineral
Scheelite

Size: 1.60 x 1.18 cm
Weight: 19.93 ct
Origin: China

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Scheelite Mineral

Size: 4.8 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite Mineral
Scheelite

Weight: 19.90 ct

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding / Pingwu / Mianyang Pref. / Sichuan Prov. / China

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Scheelite Mineral

Size: 3.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm

Origin: Taewha Mine / Neungam-ri / Angseong-myeon / Chungju / Chungcheongbukdo / S-Korea

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Scheelite Mineral

Scheelite Mineral

Picture width: 2.3 cm

Origin: Baia Sprie / Maramures / Romania

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Scheelite Mineral

Scheelite Mineral

Size: 3.7 x 3.0 x 0.9 cm

Origin: Baia Sprie / Maramures / Romania

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Scheelite Mineral

Scheelite Mineral

Size of the crystal: 3.6 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Taewha Mine / Neungam-ri / Angseong-myeon / Chungju / Chungcheongbukdo / S-Korea

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Scheelite Mineral

Scheelite Star

Weight: 12.66 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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