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Galena from
Monarch-Sugar Loaf Mine (Monarch Sugar Loaf Mine), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado 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 Monarch-Sugar Loaf Mine (Monarch Sugar Loaf Mine), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326157:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
5.5km (3.4 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
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSchool Girl and Union Mine (School Girl & Union; Springfield), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSugar Loaf Mine, Brandon Corner, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘRose; Chester; Ida Oregon; and Oregon Extension Mine, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘPyramid Mine (Gold Reserve Mine), Rescue area, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘFunny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘPioneer Mine, Drytown, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
16.9km (10.5 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
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘRose Kimberly Mine, Rescue area, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘBoneset Mine, Rescue area, Deer Valley Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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