Hubnerite and Calcite on Scheelite-included Quartz

Item Description

Exotic, SURPRISING and exceptional large 360-degree Quartz combination from the famous Yaogangxian Mine. Most black sulfides from the mine are wolframite, not hubnerite - but this is a legit hubnerite (smaller xls, different habit compared to YGX wolframties) from an older find. Very nearly pristine, large, doubly terminated, glassy, translucent Quartz with striking multiple terminations (very gentle bruise to a secondary quartz termination) is richly covered on all sides with two generations of reddish-brown Hubnerite prisms. The myriad of tiny hubnerites really sparkle. The impressive, 3.2 cm cluster of classic, flattened, blades is well-striated. Stunning corsages of stacked, flattened, bone-white, calcite disks at the base are a super accent and complement. More scattered, smaller calcite disks on the quartz add even more character. The attachments are at the large Hubnerites on the sides and at the base. The Calcites have LW UV pink fluorescence, as you would expect. SW UV light reveals the extraordinary SURPRISE! The quartz crystal is richly included with Scheelite, yielding remarkable ghostly white fluorescence to the entire Quartz crystal. The SW UV fluorescent Scheelite 'Y' in the quartz crystal is dramatic! A remarkable, perhaps unique quartz combination from the noted locale.