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Galena from
Alpine Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, 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 Alpine Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:267644
Long-form Identifier:1:3:267644:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBlack Warrior Peak prospects, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘFireball Ridge prospects, Truckee Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bird mine, Bluebird vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘBurrus Mine, Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘFranco-American mine (Nevada Dominion mine; Blondin mine), Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed base metal prospects, Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘSure Fire prospect, Ruth vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘOwl Lode, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘWet prospect, Section 21 prospects, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘJumbo Mine, Ruth vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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