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Galena from
Cameron Mine, Gaffney Area, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 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 Cameron Mine, Gaffney Area, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:337389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:337389:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘLavender Place Barite Mine, Gaffney Area, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘKings Creek Mine, Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘWallace Gold Mine, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘCastles Prospect, York County, South Carolina, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘKings Mountain Mine (Catawba Mine), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘFoote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘSouthern Workings, Chimney Barite Place, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘMain Shaft, Chimney Barite Place, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘNorthern Workings, Chimney Barite Place, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘCraig Barite Property Southern Workings, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
References
Horton, J. Wright Jr., Butler, J. Robert, Milton, Daniel M. - Eds. (1981) Geological Investigations of the Kings Mountain Belt and Adjacent Areas in the Carolinas. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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