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Powellite from
Midnight mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Powellite
Formula:Ca(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Powellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Midnight mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:289299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:289299:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Powellite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine, Slate Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘThorne Tungsten Property, Leonard Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘSkarn No. 1 claim, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘVictory Tungsten Mine (includes Kay Cooper group on East), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine, Champion-Anderson group, Volcano Peak, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘBlue Bird nos. 1-3 Mines, Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘFlyboy claims (McCoy mine), Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘGarnet Mine (Victory mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral 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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