Description: Beryl ( var. Goshenite ) with Scheelite and Muscovite Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu County, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China 76.0 x 61.0 x 39.0 mm overall Orangish-yellow Scheelite tetrahedra to 15 mm are nestled amongst several flat, lustrous crystals of clear Beryl (v. Goshenite) to 39 mm, and accented by several nice rosettes of white Muscovite crystals to 15 mm across. Two of the beryls are intergrown forming a butterfly-shaped pseudo twin.

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