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Silver-bearing Galena from
Minnietta Mine (Minnietta Mines; Minietta Mine; Minneatta; St. John), Lookout City, Lookout Mining District (Modoc Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena var: Silver-bearing Galena
Formula:PbS with Ag
Comments:Occurs as the most abundant ore mineral in the district.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver-bearing Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minnietta Mine (Minnietta Mines; Minietta Mine; Minneatta; St. John), Lookout City, Lookout Mining District (Modoc Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640403:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silver-bearing Galena
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
46.4km (28.9 miles) ⓘSanta Maria Mine (Santa Maria claim), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘIgnacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Hall, Wayne Everett & Hal G. Stephens (1963), Economic geology of the Panamint Butte quadrangle and Modoc district, Inyo County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology Special Report 73: 25-35
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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