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Galena from
Southern Belle Mine (Southern Belle gp; Morning Star property/claims), Apache Peak area, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, 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 Southern Belle Mine (Southern Belle gp; Morning Star property/claims), Apache Peak area, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:422009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:422009:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Galena in this Region
Morning Star claim, Southern Belle Mine (Southern Belle gp; Morning Star property/claims), Apache Peak area, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘMorning Star claim, Southern Belle Mine (Southern Belle gp; Morning Star property/claims), Apache Peak area, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMaudina Mine (Campo Bonito gp; Bonito Mines; Other claims; Maudina claims/property), Campo Bonito Mines, Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘThree C Ranch Mine (Mary West Mine), Peppersauce Wash, Apache Peak area, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Bearcat group; Madre del Oro Mine; Lovejoy property), Campo Bonito, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘBurney Mines (Copper Rose Mine; Canyon del Oro Mines Inc.; Birthday Mine; Stove Lid Mine; Lead Reef Mine), Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLittle Hill Mine, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBluff Mine group, Alder Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘMockingbird Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10104085, MRDS ID #M241166.
 
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