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Scheelite from
Daping Au-polymetallic deposit, Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Daping Au-polymetallic deposit, Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:475252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:475252:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘKafang ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘBaishapo W-Sn deposit, Kafang ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘKafang Mine, Kafang ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘLaochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘGaosong ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘGejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘMalage Mine, Malage ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘBainiuchang Ag-polymetallic deposit, Mengzi City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
98.1km (60.9 miles) ⓘGuanfang W deposit, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
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