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Scheelite from
Feeney ore body, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Ore Body
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 Feeney ore body, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1977455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1977455:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEmerald Tungsten Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDodger Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘEmerald Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMolly Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘVictory Tungsten Property, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘKootenay Belle Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘCLY Group (BiTel Knoll), Bunker Hill Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPorto Rico Mine, Midday Peak, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘLucile Mine, Leadpoint Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘRed Top Mine, Leadpoint Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
References
Ball, Clive W. (1954) The Emerald, Feeney and Dodger tungsten ore-bodies, Salmo, British Columbia, Canada. Economic Geology, 49 (6) 625-638 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.49.6.625
(n.d.) Minfile, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
 
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