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Scheelite from
Black Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Occurs in a garnet-amphibolite-diopside-calcite-epidote-quartz tactite as crystals up to 1.25 cm (most are microscopic).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Diopside
Epidote
Nontronite
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329399:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘGranite Mine (Granite Coos; Hill Top; Coos; Patricia Sue), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘWest Tower Mine (West Tower Otey claims), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘSierra Vista Mine, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBlack Irishman (Black Irishman Tungsten group), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSilver Reef Mine (1), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed W occurrence (3), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘTiptop prospect, McGee Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘMohawk shaft, Chalfant Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘHilton Creek Mine (Nicoll Hilton Creek Mine; Milton Creek prospect; Filipelli prospect pits; Hilton Creek project; Phelps Hilton Creek Mine), Mount Morgan, Mono County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘRound Valley Peak occurrence, Round Valley Peak, Inyo County, California, USA
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