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Scheelite from
Defiance mine, Muncy Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Defiance mine, Muncy Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1601076
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1601076:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘLittle Flower mine, Seigel Mining District (Siegel Mining District), White Pine County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘRees vein, Antelope claims, Eagle Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘAntelope claims, Eagle Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘValley View mine, Granite Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘGeorgia Claims, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘGrand View prospect, Mount Moriah Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘSnow Bank Property, Eagle Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘGranite Claims, Eagle Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘSnow White Claims, Eagle Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘKolchek mine, Cleve Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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