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Scheelite from
Boriana Mines (Tungsten Mine), Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:In quartz veins with ferberite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wolframite Group1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boriana Mines (Tungsten Mine), Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49847
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49847:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBull Canyon Mine (Tungstate Mine; Iguana Mine), Bull Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘTungstite Mine (Tungstenite Mine; Tungstite group of claims), Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘOphir prospects, Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Area, Ophir Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘLentz Black Rock group (Lentz Black Rock prospect), Ophir Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘFarley-Vanlee Mine, Hualapai Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘLaxton Mine, Wheeler Wash, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘBlue Bell group, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMurphy Tungsten prospect, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘTelluride Chief Mine, Boriana (Boriana Camp), Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘFluorescent Mine, Fluorescent Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 148, Tungsten Deps. of AZ: 11-14.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 81.
Conway, C.M., et al (1990), USGS Bull. 1737-E: E10
 
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