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Scheelite from
Alameda Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo 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 Alameda Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:478709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:478709:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘToga Mine (Pacific Tungsten Company Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSt. Charles Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘLucky Lucy Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘCuster Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘHayward Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘFernando Mine (St. Charles; Hayward; Darwin Silver project; Fernando and St Charles), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDurham Mine (Pacific Tungsten Co.), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEmperor Mine (Darwin Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘChipmunk Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Hall, Wayne Everett, E.M. Mackevett, and D.M. Lemmon (1958) Tungsten deposits. California Division Mines Special Report 51: 59-66
Hall, Wayne Everett & Edward M. Mackevett (1963), Geology and ore deposits of the Darwin quadrangle, Inyo County, California: USGS PP 368: 62, 76
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Margerum, W. (2004) The Darwin Tungsten Area Part II: Mines and Mineralogy in the Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California Vol. 74(5).
 
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