eucryptite - china

Eucryptite from China is the brightest variety of Eucryptite I’ve seen, and is a new find that we made last year. Its color rivals that of the nicest tugtupite, with a slightly different hue. Many pieces also have areas of bright blue/white FL scheelite, and some other areas of blue fluorescent fluorite, as well as a dull orange fluorescent calcite. An additional mineral on these pieces is chlorophane, but it is so light sensitive that after only a couple of exposures to UV the fluorescence stops. Initially it is bright green with strong phosphorescence.

Eucryptite showcase gallery

Please browse our limited inventory of this rare find. If you find something interesting send an email to sales@minershop.com for purchasing, questions, or to make an offer (include the item number).  Visit our Ebay store for more specimens from around the world.

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MSC1016

Rich coverage all sides, with areas of fluorite and scheelite.
7 LBS - very large cabinet specimen.

$2,750.00

MSC1017 (sold)

Slab (rough) of eucryptite crystals
2 LBS, unique

$1,500.00

MSC1026

Huge block with veins of scheelite, some fluorite and calcite.
Over 13 LBS

$4,000.00

MSC1027 (sold)

Rich veins of eucryptite intersected by scheelite
1 LB, 12 OZS

$300.00

MSC1024

Almost solid face of red, veining on opposite side
Over 4 1/2 LB

$1,500.00

MSC1022

Rich coverage on display face, calcite/scheelite on back
Over 5 1/2 LBS

$1,500.00

MSC1023

Nice vein of scheelite on back side
Over 3 1/2 LBS

$1,200.00

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Certainly a rare example of extremely bright minerals from a unique locale. The bright red saturated color of the eucryptite, the VERY rich coverage, large sizes, and rare locale makes these top-notch specimens. When we initially discovered this deposit there was considerable confusion. At first we thought it was Hsianghualite, but XRD testing finally confirmed it to be eucryptite. But after numerous people expressed further doubts, we have had a “second opinion” on the identity of this material - a 2nd XRD test. It comes from a locale that has not produced eucryptite, shows a cleavage unusual for the species, and is fluorescent under MW (and even LW to a degree) which caused some to doubt the ID. But this 2nd test again confirmed its ID. It is certainly eucryptite - perhaps the brightest around....