SC1017 – Scheelite from the Tae Hwa Mine, South Korea

Mar 16, 2024 | Mineral Collection, Scheelite

A couple of scheelite crystals: brown in daylight they show the typical bright blue fluorescence of all scheelite under shortwave UV light. In addition, they also fluoresce orange under midwave UV, and a much muted (and dustier) orange under longwave UV.
Locality: Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea (Mindat)
MinID: 5C1-FME
Size: 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Weight: 21.7 g
Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.
Fluorescence under midwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Normal light.
Label from Earth’s Treasures.
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