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Galena from
Panamint Treasure Mine (Taylor claim; Taylor Quartz Mine; Treasure; Gold Hill), Panamint Treasure claim group, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Carbonate Mining District, 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 Panamint Treasure Mine (Taylor claim; Taylor Quartz Mine; Treasure; Gold Hill), Panamint Treasure claim group, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327201:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘQueen of Sheba Mine, Warm Spring, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘCarbonate Mine (Carbonite Mine), Warm Spring, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMountain Girl Mine (Mountain Girl deposit; Porter Mine ?; Mountain Girl claim; Mountain Girl Fraction claim), Porter Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Silver Corporation Mine (Marvel claim; Silver Peak; Hemlock Mine; Wyoming claim; American Silver), Panamint Mines, Panamint (old Panamint), Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘPanamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘHonolulu-Big Horn Mine (Thorndike Mine; Gibralter Mine; Gibralter Thorndike Mine; Big Horn claim), Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘApril Fool claims (April Fool claim; Keegan; Manganese No. 1 and No. 4 claims), Owlshead Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘAshford Mine (Golden Treasure Mine), Ashford Peak, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBurro and Mary F. prospect (Burro and Mary; Burro claim; Mary F. claim; Protection group; Gem Mine; New Discovery Mine; Jail Canyon; Corona Mine), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘO. B. Joyful Mine (Thurman; O. B. J.; O.B.J. Mine; J. Mine; Tyler and Aster; Panamint Mines Company), Wildrose Spring, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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