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Scheelite from
Lucky Boy Mine (Mountain King Mine), Lucky Boy Mining District, Mineral 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 Lucky Boy Mine (Mountain King Mine), Lucky Boy Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:290472
Long-form Identifier:1:3:290472:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘLemr prospect, Lucky Boy Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘFlying Cloud Mine (Oddie and Giovanni; Babcock), Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘGypsy claim (Silver Star Tungsten-Copper), Hawthorne Mining District (Pamlico Mining District), Mineral County, Nevada, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘQuailey Mine (Excelsior Mountain Co. Mine; Amalgamated Copper Co. Mine), Whisky Flat Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘDry Gulch claims, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘHefler Tungsten Mine (Homestead; Hilltop; and Hillside claims), Masonic Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘPine Crow Mine, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘBataan Mine, Garfield Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘDefender Mine, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘWindup claim, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, 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.
 
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