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Galena from
Twin Mountain Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Mountain Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:591005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:591005:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - NM187; west side of Twin Mountain Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek; Claus Rodine Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘGoodluck Gulch Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘChristophosen Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘLast Chance Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘProspect Creek Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘAlpha Ridge Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘAurora Prospect, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - NM206; Lindblom Pit lode and lode on Byron Association Placer claim; U.S. Mineral Survey No. 1835), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘChristophosen; Last Chance Mine, Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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