Scheelite

Overview

Ca(WO4)
Fluorescence: bright bluish white under SW	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	5.9-6.12 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Scheelite - 4.0-5.0  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	colorless, white, yellow
Streak	white

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	tetragonal - dipyramidal
Cleavage	distinct
Tenacity	-
Fracture	uneven
Luster	vitreous, glassy

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 48.01.02.01

Class: 48

Group: 48.01

Subgroup: 48.01.02 - scheelite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
48.01.02.01	scheelite	Ca(WO4)

Nickel-Strunz Number : 07.GA.05

Group : 07

Subgroup : GA

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
07.GA.05	fergusonite-(Y)	YNbO4
07.GA.05	scheelite	Ca(WO4)
07.GA.05	stolzite	Pb(WO4)
07.GA.05	wulfenite	PbMoO4

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