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Silver-bearing Galena from
Mayflower Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena var: Silver-bearing Galena
Formula:PbS with Ag
Comments:Occurs in small veins and pockets.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cerussite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver-bearing Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mayflower Mine, Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:639655
Long-form Identifier:1:3:639655:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silver-bearing Galena
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘMendevil Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘAnnie Mine (Anna Mine; Annie Lead Mine), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine (Paymaster group; Complex Minerals; President claim; Flagpole group; Hazel claim; Emilia), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine group (Lincoln claims; La Colorado Mine group; Colorado group of claims; La Colorada group; Modesti property), Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘSenora Mine (Señora Mine; Senora Mine group; Señora claims; Linda group), Haack Mine group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘFlora Temple Mine (Flora Temple Extension Mine), Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘHull Mine, Hull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘHull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Merrill, Frederick James Hamilton (1916), San Diego, Imperial Counties: Calif. Min Bureau Report 14: 635-743: 732
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Morton, Paul K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Imperial County California. County Report 7. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.92
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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