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Galena from
Buck Deer prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 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 Buck Deer prospect, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:624715
Long-form Identifier:1:3:624715:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBlackhawk prospect, Emma group, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLittle Buck Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSilver Coinage Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMerrimac Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSilver Jim Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘQuickstrike Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘDavy King Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
References
Dunham, Kingsley C. (1935) The geology of the Organ Mountains with an account of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Bulletin 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-11
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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