‡Ref.: The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory, compiled by Patrick Hamilton (1881), Scottsdale, AZ: 77.

A mining district located about 40 miles South of the Gila Bend station of the Southern Pacific RR.

Mineralization is ledges that show strong & well-defined fissures with argentiferous galena and carbonate ores.

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ⓘ Galena

ⓘ var. Silver-bearing Galena

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Crescent Mine, Myers Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

References:

Hamilton, Patrick (1881) The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory. The Legislature of the Territory of Arizona. p.77

ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena

Formula: PbS with Ag

Locality: Crescent Mine, Myers Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

References:

Hamilton, Patrick (1881) The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory. The Legislature of the Territory of Arizona. p.77

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	var. Silver-bearing Galena	2.CD.10	PbS with Ag

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena	PbS with Ag
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena	PbS with Ag
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena	PbS with Ag

Localities in this Region

USA

Arizona
- Maricopa County
  - Myers Mining District

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