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Scheelite from
Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:984175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:984175:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘOK prospect, Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘWhite Dollar Mine (May Day Mine; Mayday Tungsten Mine), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPure Quill Mine (Pure Quill deposit; Gold Bar Tungsten; Quill Mine), West Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.5km (27.1 miles) ⓘTreasure Chest occurrence, Rattlesnake Spring, Bighorn Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘStarbright Mine (Starbright Tungsten Mine; Starbright deposit), Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘTungsten Prospecting Associates occurrence (T.P.A. No. 1), Rimrock, Morongo District (Lone Valley District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘUnited Tungsten Mine (Shooting Star Mine; United Tungsten Copper Mine; United Tungsten & Gold Eagle Mine; Gold Eagle Mine), Rimrock, Morongo District (Lone Valley District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘParadise Mountains Tungsten deposit (Paradise Mtns Tungsten deposit), Paradise Springs, Grapevine District, Paradise Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘRoy Ex Mine, Tip Top Mountain, Baldwin Lake District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘCelestial prospect, Jack Spring, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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