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Scheelite from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Powellite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329622
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329622:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘScheelore Mine (Scheelore Tungsten deposit; Van Loon Scheelore 8 claims), Mount Baldwin, Mono County, California, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘTiptop prospect, McGee Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHard Point Mine (Lloyd; Sibyl; Red Bluff; Bloody Mountain Tungsten group: Free Gold; Joe claims; Laurel Creek prospect), Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLaurel Creek occurrence (Surprise and Old Timer groups), Bloody Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘRound Valley Peak occurrence, Round Valley Peak, Inyo County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘMountain Basin occurrence, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘTungstar Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘLakeview Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘMolly Tungstite claims (Blue Grouse Mine), Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Rinehart, Charles Dean & Donald C. Ross (1964), Geology and mineral deposits of the Mount Morrison quadrangle, Sierra Nevada, California: USGS PP 385, 106 pp.: 92, 93
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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