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Galena from
Powhatan Williams Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Powhatan Williams Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:343840
Long-form Identifier:1:3:343840:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘBlack Run Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘLester McAlexander Mine (Luster McAlexander Mine), Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘAlleghany Springs Prospect, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Prospect (Abners Knob Prospect), Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘLanghorne and Wills Prospects (Bonys Run Prospects), Roanoke River, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘPeppers Ferry Mine? (Cloyd Prospect?; Pepper Prospect), Austinville Lead-Zinc, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘForney Prospect (Shirley Gulch Prospect), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘBetty Baker Mine (Bettie Baker Mine; Paint Bank Mine; Carter Mine), Betty Baker Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘDelton Zinc and Iron Mines (Clark's Bank Mines; Arbuckle Mine), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘGalup Mine, Betty Baker Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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