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Powellite from
Arrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Powellite
Formula:Ca(MoO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Powellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:930097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:930097:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Powellite
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine, Mount Etna, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘSweetwater, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘFlyboy claims (McCoy mine), Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Stevens Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘSeptember claims (September Holding & Hillen), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘLucerne mine-pit, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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