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Scheelite from
Nogales Wash-Santa Cruz River divide, Calabasas area, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Crystals in quartz associated with wolframite.
Habit:Tiny
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nogales Wash-Santa Cruz River divide, Calabasas area, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211971
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211971:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘReagan Mine (Regan Mine group; Baca Float Tungsten Mine), Reagan Camp, Nogales Mining District (Gold Hill Mining District), Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘEdna Mine group (Martha Washington Mine), Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘHolland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘEaster Mine group, San Luis Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘSan Luis Wash tungsten placers (San Luis Wash placers; Arivaca placers), San Luis Wash, San Luis Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘGood Enough Mine group (Zappia claims; Soto and Esperanza groups), Las Guijas area, Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
47.2km (29.4 miles) ⓘLas Guijas tungsten placers, Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘVindicator Mine group (Stewart-Fernstrom Mine group; Carboloy Mine group; Stewart group of claims), Las Guijas, Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘLas Guijas Mine group (Immense Lode; Grand Lode; General Electric Mine; General Electric group of claims; Obregon claims; Black Gold group), Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘLas Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 148: 50
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
 
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