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Wulfenite from
Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)
Comments:Occurs on a specimen of pyromorphite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Pyromorphite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649802
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649802:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘ4-D Prospect, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘSilver Dollar claim, Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘRock Hill mine, Rock Hill Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘAcme Copper Mine, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘOld Sylvania mine (Stateline mine), Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘAcme Group, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘMcNamara mine, Palmetto Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘWeepah Mine, Weepah Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘAlpine mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘAlpine Eagle Mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
Ransome, Alfred Leslie (1940), General geology and ores of the Blind Spring Hill mining district, Mono County, California: California Division Mines Report 36: 172
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 388.
 
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