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Galena from
Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA


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Galena

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Galena, etc.

Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Marcasite30
Siegenite28
Dolomite24
Calcite18
Chalcopyrite7
Quartz5
Sphalerite2
Bieberite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (57 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21562
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21562:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMagmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMagmont West Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘCasteel Mine (Viburnum No. 35 Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBoss - Bixby Iron-copper deposit, Dent County, Missouri, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘStope 72B30, Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘBrushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘViburnum No. 28 Mine, Viburnum, Iron County, Missouri, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘSt Joseph Lead Mine, Viburnum, Iron County, Missouri, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘWest Fork Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
References
Econ Geol. (1995) 90:1875-1910
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Hagni, Richard (2018) Platy Galena from the Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri: Character, Mine Distribution, Paragenetic Position, Trace Element Content, Nature of Twinning, and Conditions of Formation. Minerals, 8 (3) 93 doi:10.3390/min8030093
 
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