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Galena from
Midnight Mine, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


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Galena, etc.

Midnight Mine, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
05268280017368813801568.jpg
Galena, etc.

Midnight Mine, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
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Galena, etc.

Midnight Mine, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Midnight Mine, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493221:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘLittle Annie Mine (Claim: Little Annie), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHope Mine (Claims: Hope Nos. 1-4; Hope M. S.), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDubuque Tunnel Occurrence, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘAspen placers, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘMollie Gibson Mine, Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine (I. X. L.; Leadville; Trueworthy; Glendale; Arkansaw; Ground Hog; Accident; Williams Ranch; General Jackson; Claims: Smuggler; Emma; Smuggler - Durant; Silver Brick), Aspen, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘDella S. Mine (Ballarat; Fossil Fraction; Della S.; J. C. Johnson; Alpine; Last Chance; General Jackson; Bushwhacker; Claims: Alma M.; Chatfield), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBushwhacker Mine (Claims: Bushwhacker; Alpine), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘLeadville Mine (Claim: Leadville), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin 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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