LDV18 Scheelite and Fluorie
Chashan Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan Prov., Chinah
6.8x 5.3x 2.0 cm
$350
An unusual and very rich specimen of scheelite form a 2017-2018 find at the Chashan Mine, one of the mines that make up the Xianghualing Orefield. This area is best known for its transparent green fluorites, and perhaps true to form, this piece also has lots of small, colorless, clear cubes on the reverse.
The most famous scheelite locality in China (and probably the world) is Mt. Xuebaoding. Good Chinese specimens are also known from Yaogangxian, Huanggang, and Dayu, though none of these localities produce examples with so many crystals on one specimen-- the closest might be Yaogangxian, but even from there you never get a totally covered matrix
