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Scheelite with Zinnwaldite

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A fan-like spray of 'hexagonal' platy Zinnwaldite crystals (a series of mica covering everything between Siderophyllite and Polylithionite) is almost entirely coated on one side with fawn, or toffee-coloured intergrown octahedral crystals of Scheelite to around 3 mm. A fine large miniature specimen from the Cinovec/Zinnwald mining area that straddles the Czech and German border, but the precise mine is not known. Classic material.

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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions4.9 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
Added on10/24/2024
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Unknown Owner
Acquired 07/2026·Paid $850.00
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Scheelite
Mineral guide
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(CaWO4) – a fluorescent mineral with sky-blue to icy color, sharp tetragonal crystals on diverse matrices, and vivid UV glow in top localities.
Scheelite
Regional guide
Scheelite from Zinnwald
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Locality guide
Zinnwald
Zinnwald, Germany - historic Erzgebirge locality famed for tin-tungsten greisen, zinnwaldite lithium mica, wolframite, scheelite, and quartz and cassiterite.