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Scheelite from
Kleiner Silberpfennig, Erzwies mining area, Bad Hofgastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria


Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Habit:crystals to 3 cm
Colour:orange
Luminescent properties:orange-yellow
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kleiner Silberpfennig, Erzwies mining area, Bad Hofgastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209262:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBockhartsee reservoir, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSchleierfall tunnel, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBÃĪrenfall dam, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘGotelinde tunnel (Kolm-Saigurn-Naßfeld water tunnel), Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘPower station, Sportgastein, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘRoad cuts, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSiglitz adit (Imhof-Unterbau adit; Imhof adit), Siglitz - Bockhart gold mining district, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘEcklgruben, Bad Hofgastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘÖdenkar, Radhausberg, Kreuzkogel massif, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘHirschau quarry, BÃķckstein, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Strasser, Albert (1989) Die Minerale Salzburgs. Albert Strasser. 348 pp.
 
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