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Scheelite from
Red Ant Mine, Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill 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 Red Ant Mine, Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:290441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:290441:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘJimmy-W Mine, Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘRed Top scheelite mine, Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘJones scheelite mine (Long Stretch), Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘStandard Tungsten Claims (Stardust Claims; NBMG Sample Site 3852), Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘStardust Claims (North Sand Springs Range; Corona; Garnet; Snowflower Group; Shamrock Claims #2 and #3; NBMG Sample Sites #3856; 3857.), Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘRawhide Tungsten property (Crescent; Elizabeth; Nugget; Oscar; Last Hope claims), Eagleville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘRawhide Deposit, Rawhide Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘScheelite Extension Mine, Eagleville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘYankee Girl Mine, Eagleville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘNevada Scheelite mine, Leonard Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
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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