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Galena from
Shirley Ann group, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Comments:Massive aggregates.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shirley Ann group, Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:40543
Long-form Identifier:1:3:40543:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘLead King Mine (Lippincott Lead Mine; Lippincott Mine; Lippencott Mine; Confidence Nos 1 & 2 claims; Lead King Nos. 3 & 5-8 claims; Southern Lead Mine), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘCerussite Mine, Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘLee Mine (Emigrant Mine; Silver Reid prospect; Silver Reid Mine), Maltese Hill, Santa Rosa Hills, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb occurrence [2], Panamint Butte, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘAmerican prospect, Cerro Gordo Peak Area, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘNewsboy Mine, Cerro Gordo Peak, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSanta Maria Mine (Santa Maria claim), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
McAllister, James F. (1955) Geology of mineral deposits, Ubehebe Peak quadrangle, Inyo County, California. Special Report 42. California Division of Mines p.43
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Adams, Paul M. (2001) The Shirley Ann Claim, Inyo County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (5) 393-400
 
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