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Scheelite from
Hanging Rock, Nundle, Parry Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hanging Rock, Nundle, Parry Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1433444
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1433444:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘFogarty's Antimony Mine, Nundle, Parry Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘZwer's Scheelite Mine, Nundle, Parry Co., New South Wales, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘPotters Molybdenite Mine (Russ and Edwards claims), Bendemeer, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘMoonbi Molybdenite Deposit, Bendemeer, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘAttunga prospect 6 (W6), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘAttunga prospect 5, Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘAttunga prospect 1 (Attunga tungsten deposit), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘAttunga prospect 2 (W2), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘAttunga prospect 3 (W3; Dempseys prospect), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘO shaft, Attunga Copper Mine (Northern Skarn), Attunga, Inglis Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Albert Chapman collection (1973), Rock Currier photo (#308933).
 
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