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Galena from
Ellamar Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, 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 Ellamar Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603221:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBanzer Prospect, Copper River Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
18.3km (11.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - VA105; north of Jack Bay), Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘBluebird; Whistler Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘHecla Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘCliff Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘSilver Gem; I.X.L.; Shoup Bay Mining Co.; Spanish Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘCube; Three-In-One Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘGuthrie and Belloli Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘThompson-Ford; Owl Mine, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
Crowe, Douglas E., Nelson, Steven W., Brown, Philip E., Shanks, Wayne C., Valley, John W. (1992) Geology and geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and related igneous rocks, Prince William Sound, south-central Alaska. Economic Geology, 87 (7) 1722-1746 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1722
 
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