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Scheelite from
Riley Extension Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riley Extension Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:112386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:112386:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2611, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRiley Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘChase mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘTop Row Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGetchell Section 5 pit (Section 5 pit; Marshall Canyon Mine), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDernan Property, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTonopah Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHansen Creek Deposit, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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