Scheelite,Tungstate mineral,Colorless, White, Pale yellow, Brownish yellow, Reddish yellow

Scheelite

Scheelite

Hardness ( Moh )

" 4.5 - 5

Crystal System
Tetragonal
Specific Gravity

6

Refractive Index

1.918 - 1.936

Birefringence

Family

Colour(s)

Colorless, White, Pale yellow, Brownish yellow, Reddish yellow

Cleavage

Francture Type

Subconchoidal to uneven

Luster

Streak

White

Transparency

Transparent to opaque

Formula

CaWO4

Country
Found In Afghanistan,Algeria,Antarctica,Argentina,Armenia,Australia,Austria,Belgium,Bhutan,Bolivia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Brazil,Bulgaria,Burkina Faso,Cambodia,Canada,Chile,China,Colombia,Cuba,Czech Republic,DR Congo,Ecuador,Egypt,Eswatini,Europe,Finland,France,Georgia,Germany,Greece,Greenland,Guatemala,Guyana,Hungary,India,Indonesia,Iran,Ireland,Italy,Ivory Coast,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kosovo,Kyrgyzstan,Madagascar,Malawi,Malaysia,Mali,Mauritania,Mexico,Mongolia,Morocco,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,New Zealand,Niger,North Korea,North Macedonia,Norway,Pacific Ocean,Pakistan,Peru,Philippines,Poland,Portugal,Republic of the Congo,Romania,Russia,Rwanda,Saudi Arabia,Serbia,Slovakia,South Africa,South Korea,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sudan,Sweden,Switzerland,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,Turkey,Uganda,UK,Ukraine,USA,Uzbekistan,Venezuela,Vietnam,Zimbabwe,The Moon