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Scheelite from
Clipper Mountains Mine, Castle Dome, Gold Reef District, Clipper Mountains, San Bernardino 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 Clipper Mountains Mine, Castle Dome, Gold Reef District, Clipper Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331925
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331925:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘJumbo Tungsten Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘHidden Value Mine (Hidden Value and Victory Mine), Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘOld Woman Mountains Mine, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed W occurrence [18], Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘUnspecified W Mine [1], Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘHowe Mine (Howe Tungsten Mine; Section 9), Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘPackard prospect, Carbonate Peak, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘFrancis Mine (Cuyamaca lode; Cuyamaca mill site; Fanny #1-3; Monte Video; Western Star; Woods; Amos; Ramona), Columbia Mountain, Kelso District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘUdsogn Mine (Chubbuck Scheelite), Sheep Camp Spring, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘBright Outlook Mine (Owl No. 1 prospect), Rainbow Wells, Marl Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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