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Scheelite from
Vernon Mine, Sugar Loaf-Holliday group, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Vernon Mine, Sugar Loaf-Holliday group, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:268791
Long-form Identifier:1:3:268791:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Scheelite in this Region
NBMG Sample Site 2823, Vernon Mine, Sugar Loaf-Holliday group, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2823, Vernon Mine, Sugar Loaf-Holliday group, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘScheelite, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSnowstorm Claim, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘSugar Loaf-Holliday group, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTrinity Joint Venture, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘSage Hen Prospect, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘLittle Dude Claims, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘHilltop prospect, Staggs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘSage Hen Mine (Newlite #5; Lava Beds), Staggs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘGold Prospect (MRDS10044976), Velvet Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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