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Galena from
Gnows Nest Mine, Wadgingarra Goldfield, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gnows Nest Mine, Wadgingarra Goldfield, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1028077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1028077:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘGolden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘScuddles deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘGossan Hill Cu-Zn deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘFields Find Goldfield, Warriedar Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘFields Find Gold Mine (Fields Reward Mine), Fields Find Goldfield, Warriedar Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
66.9km (41.5 miles) ⓘTungsten Hill (Tungsten Trench), Mount Mulgine, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Simpson, E.S. 91948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p 426
Sunday Times newspaper (Perth) (1926), A Yalgoo Hope. The Gnows Nest Mine. Mr Harris' Report, 27/06/1926
 
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