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Scheelite from
High Peak Mine (Hi-Peak Mine), Indian Wells, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Garnet Group5
Epidote4
Wollastonite3
Calcite3
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view High Peak Mine (Hi-Peak Mine), Indian Wells, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327623
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327623:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
7.1km (4.4 miles) Kerntung group, Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) FOB Mine (Fob Mine; Pyavin), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) Magnolia & Pyavin Mine (Magnolia Mine; Bechtle), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) Fernandez prospect (Blue Max prospect), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) Snow White prospect (Buckhorn), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) Cow Canyon group, Canebrake, Kern County, California, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) Sierra Nevada occurrence, Chimney Peak, Tulare County, California, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) Feldman Tungsten Mine (Feldman claim), Little Lake, Rose Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) Onolite prospect (Onolite Mine), Rocky Point, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) Kern-Sierra Mines (Kern-Sierra group; Whynot claim; Jupiter claim; Sierra claim), White Dome, Tulare County, California, USA
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