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Wulfenite from
Bighorn prospect, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Workings
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bighorn prospect, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:292546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:292546:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘCorey No. 2 claim, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWestgate Mine, Westgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘWest Side Mines Company Mine, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘNevada Wonder Mine, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘHasbrouck Mine (July group of claims), Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘDowneyville Mines (Downieville Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
48.8km (30.4 miles) ⓘLizzey Downie claim (Lizzie Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘBlue Sphinx Property, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Robert E.Walstrom Collection
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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