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Scheelite from
Gold Reef Prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:As scattered particles in a sheared quartz vein & also in adjacent wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Reef Prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:173095
Long-form Identifier:1:3:173095:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
36.0km (22.4 miles) American Girl Mine (Cargo Mine; Cargo Muchacho Mine), American Girl project, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) Padre Y Madre Mine (Padre Mine; Madre Mine; Madre No. 1 Mine), American Girl project, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) Evening Star Mine group, Kofa Butte, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) Midnight Mine (Hamilton Mine), Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) Black Eagle prospect (Black Eagle Mine), Blue Mountain, Imperial County, California, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) Tungsten Mine group, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) Oro Fino gold placers, Tyson Wash, Dome Rock placers, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) Night Hawk-White Dike-Colorado Mine groups, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
68.0km (42.3 miles) Topaz claims, Middle Camp-Oro Fino Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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