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Scheelite from
Owl Mine (Wood-Owl Mine), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Occurs in lenticular bodies of tactite along a contact between quartz diorite and coarse, crystalline limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Owl Mine (Wood-Owl Mine), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644234:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘTrixie Mine (Trixie prospect; Herschel Kelso), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWood No. 7 Mine (Wood No. 7 prospect), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWildcat Mine (Wildcat prospect), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBig Sugar Mine (Big Spud Mine), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘButte Mine (Hillside Mine), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCedar Creek (Cedar Creek District), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGood Enough Mine (Good Enough prospect; Gribble group), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHigh Power Mine (Power Line; High Power prospect; Powerline Mine), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Victory prospect), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘIdeal group, Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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