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Galena from
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt 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 Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:284649
Long-form Identifier:1:3:284649:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Galena in this Region
Summer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Turquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘHansen Creek Deposit, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘMountain Queen, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2611, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘRiley Extension Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRichmond Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘRiley Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘDernan Property, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Groff, John A.; Heizler, Matthew T.; McIntosh, William C.; Norman, David I. (1997) 40Ar/39Ar dating and mineral paragenesis for Carlin-type gold deposits along the Getchell Trend, Nevada; evidence for Cretaceous and Tertiary gold mineralization. Economic Geology, 92 (5). 601-622 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.5.601
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
Bowell, R.J., Perkins, W.F., Tahija, D., Ackerman, J., Mansanti, J. (2005) Application of LAICPMS to trouble shooting mineral processing problems at the Getchell mine, Nevada. Minerals Engineering, 18 (8). 754-761 doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2005.03.010
 
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