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Galena from
Gold Dike Mine, Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer 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 Gold Dike Mine, Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330921
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330921:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBeauty Mine (Canada Hill), Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘLafollette Mine (La Follette; Bowlder claim; Nob Hill Mine; Canada Hill), Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘGold King Mine, Canada Hill, Canada Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘFall Ravine Mine, Duncan Peak, Duncan Peak Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘRip Van Winkle Mine (Lady Bedford; Page and Buckman; Page & Buckman), Last Chance, Last Chance Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘDorer Mine (Anchor Mining Company property), Damascus, Damascus Mining District (Sunny South Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Mine [1], Damascus, Damascus Mining District (Sunny South Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘDebb Mine, Damascus, Damascus Mining District (Sunny South Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Last Chance Quartz Mine; Last Chance Qtz), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘEagle Bird Quartz Mine (Eagle Bird Qtz.; Diamond Creek Mine; Diamond Cons.; Eagle Bird Mine; Gold Bug; Gold Bug/Sunlight Consolidated; Sunlight Consolidated; Yuba Canyon Consolidated; Yuba Canyon Cons.; Diamond Creek/Stem Winder/Etna), Omega, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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