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Scheelite from
Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Scheelite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Scheelite, etc.

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Scheelite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Scheelite, etc.

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Scheelite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Scheelite

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Scheelite, etc.

Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Habit:Bipyramids to 3 cm
Colour:orange-red
Luminescent properties:blue white under short wave
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite17
Pyrrhotite10
Apatite6
Quartz4
Siderite4
Native Gold2
Arsenopyrite2
Cubanite2
Magnesite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:73943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:73943:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCuiabá mine, Sabará, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘJuca Vieira mine, Caeté, Minas Gerais, Brazil
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘSão Bento mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘPilar mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Rocks & Min.: 63:43.
Lobato, Lydia Maria, Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Luiz Cláudio, Vieira, Frederico Wallace Reis (2001) Brazil's premier gold province. Part II: geology and genesis of gold deposits in the Archean Rio das Velhas greenstone belt, Quadrilátero Ferrífero. Mineralium Deposita, 36 (3) 249-277 doi:10.1007/s001260100180
Vial, Diogenes Scipioni; DeWitt, Ed; Lobato, Lydia Maria; Thorman, Charles H. (2007) The geology of the Morro Velho gold deposit in the Archean Rio das Velhas greenstone belt, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil. Ore Geology Reviews, 32 (3). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.008
 
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