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Galena from
Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, 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 Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44502:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3879, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘWestgate Mine, Westgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘNevada Hills mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘHercules mine, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill Claim #1213, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘNevada Wonder Mine, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3934, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘElevenmile adit, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3931, Short Day Claims, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘMidday Prospects, Slate Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
Jensen, Martin (1982) Endlichite & Descloizite from the Chalk Mountain Mine, Churchll County, Nevada. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (4) 219-221pp.219-221
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1987) Mineral resource inventory - U.S. Navy master land withdrawal area, Churchill County, Nevada:. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 87-2
 
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