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                          Roger Weller, geology instructor

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Mineral Information on:
scheelite

Chemical Group:    tungstate

Chemical Formula:    CaWO₄

Color:  white, yellowish white, pale yellow, brownish, greenish, reddish                                                                         

Streak:  white          Luster:  vitreous to adamantine
 

Transparency:     transparent to translucent

Hardness:  4.5 to 5                 Specific Gravity:  5.91 to 6.1                

Fracture: uneven         Cleavage:   (111) most distinct

Crystal Forms: Tetragonal-pyramidal
      Crystals may be octahedral or tabular

Mineral Associations:  found in pegmatite veins 

Identifying Characteristics:  fluoresces white-blue

Uses:  tungsten ore

Occurrences:   Dragoon in Cochise County, Arizona; also Connecticut, South Dakota

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-                  when inhaled-

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