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Scheelite from
Unnamed W-Sn occurrence [1], Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Unnamed W-Sn occurrence [1], Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678608
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678608:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine (Maynard Mine; Bernice group; Bernice Mine; Rex Tin Mine; Standard District; Blue Grass), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRiley Mine [2] (Riley Tungsten Mine; Standard Mine No. 1; Excelsior Copper Mine; Standard Tungsten Mine; Blue Grass Mine), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Rex Mine), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSilverado prospect (Silverado-Tungstite claims), Striped Mountain, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘSilver Star occurrence (Lucky lode), Kessler Peak, Ivanpah Mountains, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘBright Outlook Mine (Owl No. 1 prospect), Rainbow Wells, Marl Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘMojave Tungsten Mine (Mojave Mine; Serendipity Mine; Green Mine; Green's Mine; Douglass No. 1 claim), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘGillsmith and Victory prospect, Barnwell, Vanderbilt District (New York District), New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘJack claim (Jack Mine), Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno), San Bernardino County, California, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘBright Outlook Mine (Owl No. 1), Rainbow Wells, Marl Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1929), Riverside County: California Mining Bureau. Report 25: 498
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1941), Recent developments in the tungsten resources of California: California Division Mines Report 37: 585
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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