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Galena from
Branch Mine (Del Oro; Whatnot; Four Brothers), Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, 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 Branch Mine (Del Oro; Whatnot; Four Brothers), Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:650629
Long-form Identifier:1:3:650629:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘAnaco Mine (Red Raven Mine; Red Rover Mine), La Delta, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCarbonate Mine, Oro Grande, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘPedry Mine (San Antonio Mine; Pedry deposit; Golden Witch Mine; Golden Witch deposit), Mount General (Mt General), Hinkley, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘWhite Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘLead Mountain Mine (Main Barite Mine), Lead Mountain [2], Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘCalico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘVincent Rock Quarry (Tootie & Martha Rock Quarry; Jocarol & Jonny Rock Quarry), Wrightwood, San Bernardino County, California, USA
49.2km (30.5 miles) ⓘBurcham Mine (Total Wreck Mine; Burcham vein; Mulcahy vein), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘGarfield Mine (Garfield-Thunderer Mine; Thunderer Mine; Veto Mine), Calico-Odessa group, Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘMohawk group, Silver Peak [1], Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Bowen, O.E., Jr. (1954), Geology and mineral deposits of Barstow quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 165: 137
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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