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Galena from
South Hooe Mine (Tamar Silver-Lead Mine), Tamar Consols (Tamar Mines), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK


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 South Hooe Mine (Tamar Silver-Lead Mine), Tamar Consols (Tamar Mines), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466978
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466978:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘNorth Hooe Mine, Tamar Consols (Tamar Mines), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘFurzehill Mine (East Tamar Mine; incl. Whitsam Down Mine), East Tamar Consols, Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLockridge Mine (Goldstreet Mine), East Tamar Consols, Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSouth Tamar Consols (South Tamar Mine; Cowes Mine; incl. Cleave Mine; Birch Mine), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘTamar Valley Mine (New Tamar Valley Mine; Bere Alston United Mine; Wheal Fancy; Green Valley Mine; South Wheal Zion; Buttspill Mine; Old Beer Mine), Bere Alston Mines, Bere Ferrers, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘWheal Tamar, Landulph, Cornwall, England, UK
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘOkel Tor Mine, Harewood, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘWheal Edward, Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘWheal Arthur (Wheal Phoenix; Slime Veor Mine), Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘWheal Leigh (Wheal Lee; Wheal Lea; Leigh Durant Mine), Pillaton, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 2. Geological Survey of Great Britain.pp.682-683
 
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