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Galena from
Colossal Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


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 Colossal Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1301433
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1301433:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMidnight Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSt. Cloud Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘU.S. Treasury Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBald Eagle Mine (Minnie Mine), Monument Creek Area, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWhite Mountain Mine (Apache Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘWall Street Mine (Nana Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘChloride, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘSilver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘConfidence Mine, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCovington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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