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Galena from
Alta Mine (Alta group; Alta - St. Louis), Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


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Galena

Alta Mine, Ophir Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
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Galena

Alta Mine, Ophir Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
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Galena

Alta Mine, Ophir Mining District, San Miguel 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 Alta Mine (Alta group; Alta - St. Louis), Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433412
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433412:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘPalmyra Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘTwentieth Century Claim, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz (Santa Cruse), Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘButterfly Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘNevada Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘOphir Valley occurrence (New Dominion; Nevada Gulch; Silver Tip Lower Yellow Jacket; Chapman Gulch), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSan Bernardo Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘPike County Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘOphir Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘSilver Eagle Lode, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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