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Galena from
Sheldon Mine, Lolo Creek, Missoula County, Montana, 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 Sheldon Mine, Lolo Creek, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500629
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500629:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘHoliday Claim, Missoula County, Montana, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘCurlew Mine, Curlew Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘLost Cabin Group, Nine Mile Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘJosephine Prospect, Nine Mile Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure (Hidden Treasure Group), Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USA
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘCape Nome Mine (Moose; Bullion), Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘGowrie Mine, Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USA
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘNellie Mine, Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine, Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘAdaline Mine, Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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