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Scheelite from
Chistochina Glacier Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, 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 Chistochina Glacier Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:578512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:578512:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
7.2km (4.5 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH272; Chistochina River), Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) Daisy Occurrence, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) Limestone Creek; Lake Creek; Lime Creek Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
31.5km (19.5 miles) Gunn Creek Occurrence, Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) Cottonwood Creek Occurrences, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
91.1km (56.6 miles) Viking; Sheba; Albertson-Pettyjohn Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
92.1km (57.2 miles) Zackly Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH032; headwaters of West Fork Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - MH056; west of West Fork Maclaren River near VABM Little), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
98.4km (61.1 miles) Clearwater Mountain claims; 'Joy Creek' block Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
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