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Galena from
Cactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, 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 Cactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:559498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:559498:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘMiddle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘBlackhawk Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘCarbonate prospect, Chuckwalla Mountain, Kern County, California, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘHogan-Mallery Tin Mine (Hogan-Mallery Meek Mine; Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Mine), Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Bouquet Reservoir, Bouquet Canyon, Green Valley, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Butterbredt Peak (Butterbread Peak), Kern County, California, USA
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘSt. John Mine, Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘRattle Snake group, Red Buttes, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘCollege Girl group (Confidence), Garlock, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘDenver group (Denver Mining and Milling Company; Ore Hill group; Red Ledge Mine; Fenner Mine; Chance Mine; Pacoima Canyon Mine), Kagel Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
Blaske, A. R., 1990, Alteration, Mineralization, and Geochemistry of the Shumake Deposit: a Volcanic Dome-Hosted Epithermal Precious Metal Deposit, Kern County, California, Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Michigan Technological University
 
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