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Scheelite from
High Jacks (High Jinks; Imperial Claims?), Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


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 High Jacks (High Jinks; Imperial Claims?), Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1273440
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1273440:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBoulder Hill claims South, Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘColeville Area Sweetwater Mining Company, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘNorth Section 27 Prospects (NBMG Sample Site #4298), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘGardnerville Mine (Alpine claim; Cosmos claim; Extension claim; Owl claim; Ramona claim; Scheelite claim; Tungstate claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘArrowhead Extension Mine (NBMG Sample Site #4297), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘPiri #3 Claim (NBMG Sample Site #4300), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘTungsten Hills Mine (Cherokee Mine), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘVera Jo Prospect (W.F. Lawyer Property; Brown and Crause Property), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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