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Galena from
Kerdell Mine (Kerdell Lead prospect; Lone Ear prospect; Townsend Lead prospect), Panamint Butte, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo 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 Kerdell Mine (Kerdell Lead prospect; Lone Ear prospect; Townsend Lead prospect), Panamint Butte, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327019
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327019:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb occurrence [2], Panamint Butte, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Mine, Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘLa Moigne Mine [2] (Le Moine Mine; Lemoigne Mine; La Moigne's Silver property), Skidoo, Skidoo Mining District, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘArgenta Mine, Bald Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Panamint Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘZinc Hill Mine (Utacaia group; Colorado group; Darwin Zinc prospect), Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘShirley Ann group, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mine (Morning Glory group), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘLee Mine (Emigrant Mine; Silver Reid prospect; Silver Reid Mine), Maltese Hill, Santa Rosa Hills, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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