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Galena from
Queen Hill, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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 Queen Hill, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565525:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOonah Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMontana Mine, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘZeehan Western, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘPyromorphite lode, Zeehan Queen mine ("Sylvester-Queen"), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSpray Mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘNike mine (North Spray; Quigleys; Silver Queen Extended), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘManganese hill, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘTasmanian Crown (Tasman Crown), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCentral Balstrup mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘSylvester mine, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Gulson, Brian L., Porritt, Patricia M. (1987) Base metal exploration of the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania: Pt. II. Lead isotope signatures and genetic implications. Economic Geology, 82 (2). 291-307 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.291
 
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