Scheelite on Muscovite

Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China
Small Cabinet, 9.7 x 8.4 x 4.9 cm
Start Time: 01/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/24/2012 6:00:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

This is a choice scheelite specimen with a perfect, undamaged, very orange crystal measuring 2.5 cm across, perched smartly in the middle of muscovite matrix. Sharp, and a modern classic for this locality (which is next to the famous Panda Preserve, and at which mining has been difficult with so many restrictions). valued $400-500

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