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Galena from
Madisonian (Hendricks), Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA


Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madisonian (Hendricks), Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499221:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine, Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘBoaz Mine, Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘRed Bluff, Lower Hot Springs Mining District (Norris Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘKidd Mine, Beaverhead National Forest, Washington Mining District (Meadow Creek Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘFrisbie Mine (Frisbee Mine), Washington Mining District (Meadow Creek Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘJanus Group, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘGrigg Group (Wilson; Washington; Roosevelt; Granite Mtn 1; 2 and 3 Claims; Grant; Lincoln), Potosi Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘGarnet Mine, Mineral Hill Mining District (Pony Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘBetsy Baker Mine, Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSampson Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
References
Winchell, Alexander Newton (1914) Mining districts of the Dillon quadrangle, Montana, and adjacent areas. Bulletin 574. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b574
 
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