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Wulfenite from
Upper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Habit:thin tabular, below 1mm
Colour:yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1346751
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1346751:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘShaft No. 1, Colorado Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘTintic Standard No. 2 Shaft, Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘRockwell shaft (Orin Porter Rockwell), Desert Mountain, Desert Mountain Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
80.1km (49.7 miles) ⓘDutchman Mine (Wild Dutchman Mine), American Fork Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘMiller Mine Group (Miller Mining and Smelting Co.), American Fork Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘMiller Hill Tunnel (Lost Hope Tunnel), Miller Hill Mine Group (Miller Hill Mining Co. claims), American Fork Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘEmma Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mine, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘMichigan-Utah Mine, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
MarekC (2019) pers. collection, Raman verified.
 
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