Scheelite with Quartz

specimen number:
2322013

location:
Pingwu mine, Huya, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China

description:
Lustrous orange slightly translucent pseudo-octahedral crystals of scheelite measuring to 1.2 cm in size on matrix with crystallized quartz. This is in good condition.

The Pingwu Mine, situated near Huya township on Mount Xuebaoding in Sichuan, China, is a renowned high-altitude mining and specimen-collecting locality. Geologically, the deposit consists of complex quartz-mica and quartz-feldspar-mica vein systems associated with granitic intrusions that cut through regional metamorphic rocks. These hydrothermal veins formed through multi-stage fluid activity, concentrating tungsten, tin, and beryllium. While small-scale commercial operations have targeted the area for economic metals, the site is internationally famous among mineral collectors for producing world-class specimens, most notably sharp, gemmy orange scheelite pseudo-octahedrons, pristine beryl crystals including aquamarine and goshenite, and lustrous black cassiterite, typically perched on pale mica and quartz matrices.

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