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Galena from
Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1370091
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1370091:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Galena in this Region
Boschpoort Mine, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
East Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
West Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘEast Trench, Transvaal Mine, Dwarsfontein Farm, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘBoschpoort Mine, Argent, Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘEdendale Lead Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘMamelodi Quarry, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘDriefontein Gold Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘAlbert silver mine, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘVillage Main Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘBoekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘRoodekrans Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘVergenoeg Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
References
De Jager, F.S.J. (1966). A post-mineralization strike-fault along a limb of a multiple cymoid structure in a Transvaal lead-silver mine. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, 69, 119-126.
 
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