A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Scheelite from Japan |
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| Description | Scheelite, calcium tungstate (CaWO4), is typically massive or granular; less commonly it forms euhedral or subhedral crystals as shown here. Scheelite, a tungsten ore mineral, typically occurs in contact metamorphic deposits or in vein deposits. This transparent-translucent crystal is about 1.5 cm long. |
| Location | Japan |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-03-20. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #901. |
| Key words | Scheelite, Japan |
| Tech details | 211 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 196 |
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