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Galena from
Hazel Creek Mine, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Comments:Occurs in considerable amounts.
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hazel Creek Mine, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325976:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘCosumnes Mine (Cosumnes Melton; Melton; Middle End), Grizzly Flat, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘGolden Trace Mine (Bullard), Grizzly Flat, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘEagle King Mine, Grizzly Flat, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘMount Pleasant Mine (Mount Pleasant deposit), Grizzly Flat, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘPhiladelphia and Gold Note Mine, Brownsville, Indian Diggings Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘRose; Chester; Ida Oregon; and Oregon Extension Mine, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘGentle Annie Mine (Accidental claim; Independence claim; Belle Humming-Bird claim; Poverty Point claim; Logan claim; McNeil claim; South Extension of Napier and Surplus claim; Sobrante claim; Lion claim; Jackson claim), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘKelsey Mine (Lady), Kelsey, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘSchool Girl and Union Mine (School Girl & Union; Springfield), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘMartinez Gold Mine (Martinez Mine; Martinez Hillside group; Bismark claim; Gold reef claim; Hillside Extension claim; Hillside Extension No. 3 claim; Martinez claim), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Clark, Wm. B. & D.W. Carlson (1956), Mines and mineral resources of El Dorado County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 52(4): 416-418, 437
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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