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Silver-bearing Galena from
Eclipse Mine group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Galena var: Silver-bearing Galena
Formula:PbS with Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver-bearing Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eclipse Mine group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:179231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:179231:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Silver-bearing Galena in this Region
Eldon Mine, Eclipse Mine group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Olcott Mine, Eclipse Mine group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Silver-bearing Galena
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSilver Spur Mine, Frijole claim group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine, Blue Jay-Good Friday Mines, Sycamore Canyon, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘRidley Mine, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Inghram Mine), Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘRoyal Mountain Mine, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘConglomerate Mine (Anderson Mine; Snyder Mine; Silver Moon; Sonoita; Reese; Colossa; Aurum; A.W.A.; Anderson prospect), Fish Canyon, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘElephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘTiajuana Mine (Tiajuana prospect; Tia Juana Mine; Santa Cruz claim; Santa Maria claim), Josephine Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader (1915): 118
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 125 (Table 4)
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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