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Scheelite from
Harper Mine, Bear Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Occurs as sparse clear crystals & as irregular disseminations.
Colour:Straw-colored
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Harper Mine, Bear Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:170265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:170265:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘVan Horn Mine, Bear Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWakefield Mine, Miller Peak, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘWestern Tungsten Mine (Western Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘPomona Mine, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘBig Dipper Mine, Carr Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘReef Mine, Carr Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine (Nugget Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘZaleski Mine (Zaleski group of claims), Montezuma Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘHolland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 148: 49
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 81..
Dale, V.B., et al (1960), Tungsten deposits of Cochise, Pima, and Santa Clara Cos., AZ, US Bur. Mines Rept. Inv. 5650
Keith, S.B. (1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines 98pp. p.65 - Table 4
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.362
 
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