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Scheelite from
Buckhorn prospect, Cottonwood District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Buckhorn prospect, Cottonwood District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:349975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:349975:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWhite Tail prospect (Nelson prospect), Cottonwood District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘZonell deposit, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘBlack Rock deposit (Black Rock Apex; Black Rock), Cottonwood Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘLucky Girl prospect, Cottonwood District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘYellow Bird prospect, Cottonwood District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘThree-In-One claim (Three-In-One prospect), Three-In-One Mining District, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘTelluride Chief Mine, Boriana (Boriana Camp), Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘMurphy Tungsten prospect, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘFluorescent Mine, Fluorescent Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bell group, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10027616.
Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten deposits of Gila, Yavapai and Mohave Cos., AZ, US Bur. Mines Inf. Circ. 8078.
 
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