Wolframite in quartz
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Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England
2012
Interesting specimen obtained from the roof of a level in Carrock mine on the Smith vein. The 52 mm wide specimen shows biotite mica on both cheeks of the vein with a infill of quartz heavily mineralised with wolframite blades. SW UV light shows small quantites of scheelite in the vein
Formula: Wolframite (Fe,Mn)WO4 ; Scheelite CaWO4
Status: Sold
Dimensions: 52x50x25mm
Size: Miniature (M)
Minerals of the English Midlands
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