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Galena from
Winchester Mine, Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, 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 Winchester Mine, Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325086
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325086:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMar John Mines Company (Old Calaveras group; Enchantress; Oro Minto), Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘClincher Mine, Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Calaveritas, Calaveritas Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘTotal Wreck Mine, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMcQuig Mine (Dodson & McQuig), Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘRight Bower Mine (Western; Great Western), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘOro Y Plata Mine (Oro-Plata Extension Mine; Red Wing Willard Mine; Pay Rock Mine; Silver Star Mine; Blue Wing Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘJumper Mine, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMar John prospect (Mar John Mine; Marjon; Old Calaveras group; Calaveras; Enchantress; Oro Minto), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘAngels Mine (Big Mine; Southwell Mine; Fox; Valentine claims: Angels; Beda Blood; Billings; Crystal; Potter; Doctor Hill; Hennessy; McCormick; Minne; Oneida), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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