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Galena from
Lead Star Mine (Ridge; Comeback Mine), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, 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 Lead Star Mine (Ridge; Comeback Mine), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448611:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘTramway, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSteen Family, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘBlue Jacket, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘTin Cup Mine, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘCopper Glance Mine (Idaho), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘWhite Rabbit Prospect, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘSnowstorm Prospects (Brough Property; Leonard; Bryan Mine), Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBroken Hill Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘContinental Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine, Steen Group, Yellow Jacket Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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