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Galena from
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Galena, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
04904530017368208165431.jpg
Galena, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Galena, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:19348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:19348:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLos Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘRed Chief vein (QG-3), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine (Big Gulch Mine), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘGranite Hill prospect, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘZimpleman Pass prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘSilver Eagle Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘBlack Hill Mine (Dick Love Mine), Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘLove Tank prospects (Thunderbolt prospect), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘQueen Anne prospect, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.3km (46.1 miles) ⓘNickel Plate prospect, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
References
personal experience
Wilson, Wendell E. (1980) Famous Mineral Localities: Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (5) 277-286
 
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