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Galena from
Wigwam, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, 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 Wigwam, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:372186
Long-form Identifier:1:3:372186:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNo Name Mine (No Name vein), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNative Silver Mine, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘComstock Occurrence, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPotosi & Cross Mines, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPoorman Mine (2), Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘCaribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBoulder County Mine, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine, Grand Island Area, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘUnknown Silver - Lead - Zinc (MRDS - 10018120), Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘAlbion (Comanche; Maine; Washington; Penobscot; Monarch occurrence), Lake Albion, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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