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Scheelite from
Sparks Mine (Juanita No. 9 Mine), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Spotty.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sparks Mine (Juanita No. 9 Mine), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177658:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBig Banana Mine (Maude claim; Big Banana Nos. 1-2-3 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘJezebel Mine, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘYellow Star Mine (New Dragoon Mine; Yellow Dragon No. 1 & 2; New Dragon Nos. 1 & 2 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘIndependence group (New Dragon No. 4; Independence No. 1 & 2 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘRushbey prospect (Birthday claim), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘCable and Gajewski claim, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSouthside Mine, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCalvert prospects (Terry Marie Nos. 1 & 2 prospects; Terry Marie No. 1-3; Nelsons Pride Mine; Nelson's Pride No. 1-4), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Dale, et al (1960): 70.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 110 (Table 4)
 
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