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Galena from
Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK


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Galena

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
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Galena, etc.

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite8
Hemimorphite6
Pyrite2
Malachite1
Chalcopyrite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5460
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5460:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘWheal Harris, Lifton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘKingston Consols (North Kingston Mine; Stoke Climsland Consols ?), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘDevon Kapunda Mine (Capunda Mine), Sydenham Damerel, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘNew Consols (New Great Consols; New Wheal Martha; Great Wheal Martha; Wheal Martha), Luckett, Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘCoombe Vale Consols (Devon Consols North), Lamerton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘDeerpark Mine (Deer Park Mine; West Clitters Mine), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHolmbush Mine, Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘNew Devon Consols (South Wheal Maria; East Tincroft Mine), Duchy Great Consols, Latchley, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘWeek Mine, Milton Abbot, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘKelly Bray Mine, Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Russell, Arthur (1946) On rhodonite and tephroite from Treburland manganese mine, Altarnun, Cornwall; and on rhodonite from other localities in Cornwall and Devonshire. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 27 (194) 221-235 doi:10.1180/minmag.1946.027.194.02
Weiß, Stefan; Hooper, Jeremy; Elton, Nick; Green, David I. (2001) Seltene Mineralien aus dem Greystone Quarry, Cornwall/GB [Rare minerals from the Greystone Quarry, Cornwall/UK]. Lapis, 26 (4). 19-33; 50
 
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