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Scheelite from
Holland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Luminescent properties:Blue-white (SW UV)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Holland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:129373
Long-form Identifier:1:3:129373:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘEdna Mine group (Martha Washington Mine), Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘReagan Mine (Regan Mine group; Baca Float Tungsten Mine), Reagan Camp, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘNogales Wash-Santa Cruz River divide, Calabasas area, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘHarper Mine, Bear Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘVan Horn Mine, Bear Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘWakefield Mine, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘWestern Tungsten Mine (Western Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘPomona Mine, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘBig Dipper Mine, Carr Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
C. Lemanski, Jr. - self collected
 
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