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Scheelite from
Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Comments:Occurs in calc-hornfels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Phlogopite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668306:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Scheelite in this Region
Aeroplane Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Jackrabbit Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Little Sister Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Lucky Strike Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Tungsten Blue Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘTungsten Peak prospect, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHill Top Mine, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTungsten Blue Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘJackrabbit Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘHuntley Industrial Minerals Inc., Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘAeroplane Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘLittle Sister Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLittle McGee Creek Mine (White Caps Mine), Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Knopf, Adolf (1917a), Tungsten deposits of northwestern Inyo County California: USGS Bulletin 640: 247
Hess, Frank L. & Esper S. Larsen (1922), Contact-metamorphic tungsten deposits of the United States: USGS Bulletin 725: 273
Lemmon, Dwight Moulton (1941a), Tungsten deposits in the Tungsten Hills, Inyo County, California: USGS Bulletin 922-Q: 504
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 287
 
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