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Wulfenite from
Whale Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA


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Wulfenite

Whale Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
09783360017368423773797.jpg
Wulfenite

Whale Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
09783360017368423773797.jpg
Wulfenite

Whale Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whale Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:289154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:289154:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMobile Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘShenandoah Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSmithsonite Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘHoosier Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSinger Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘRoot Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘHermosa Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘFredrickson Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘAlice Mine (Yellow Pine Extension Mine; Green Mountain Mine), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘRuth Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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