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Scheelite from
Pigeon Creek Tungsten Mine, Pinyon Pines, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, 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 Pigeon Creek Tungsten Mine, Pinyon Pines, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331502:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGarnet Queen Mine (Garnet Queen Tungsten Mine; Garnet Queen vein), Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘMilkyway claims, Toro Peak, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘRagsdale property, Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘRibbenwood No. 2 claim, Ribbonwood, Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘIndian Tungsten Mine (Indian claim; Mint Lode claim), Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMiller Ranch Tungsten occurrence, Martinez Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘMagnesium Canyon Tungsten Mine (Cottonwood Nos. 1-3 claims), Rancho Mirage, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘPhoenix Tungsten prospect (Murray Canyon prospect; Maynard prospect), Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed W prospects [3], San Jacinto Peak (San Jacinto Mountain), San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘPawnee Mine (Oak Grove Mine; Carr Mine), Beauty Peak, Riverside County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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