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Scheelite from
Garnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Occurs as crystals to 2 inches (5 cm) long in tactite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Molybdenite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote3
Andradite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Garnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135721
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135721:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
1.5km (0.9 miles) Moore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) Clark prospect, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) Grizzley Flat deposit (Sciaroni; Candor; Pierce), Happy Valley, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) Alhambra Mine (Allumbra Mine; Wolframite Mine), Stevens Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) Alpine Mine, Stevens Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) Burnside Mine (Burnside deposit), Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) Cal-Pine Mine, Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) Williams prospect, Somerset, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) Sivori and Lucky Strike group (Hunch Lime Cap; Lucky Strike; Ironking; Mammoth; Little Wonder; Tungstar), Confidence, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) Comeback Consolidated Mine (Bear Creek Mine; Summers Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
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