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Galena from
Surcease Mine (Bunker Hill Mine; Treasure Hill Mine), Big Bend, Butte 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 Surcease Mine (Bunker Hill Mine; Treasure Hill Mine), Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682216
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682216:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBig Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘNew Oregon Mine (Forty-Nine Mine; Red Point Mine), Enterprise (Mountain Springs), Mountain Springs Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘCarlisle Mine (Carlysle Mine), Forbestown, Forbestown Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘDelhi Mine (Consolidated/Last Chance/Excelsior), Delhi - St. Gothard Consolidated Mine (Delhi - St. Gothard Mine), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘEnterprise Quartz Mine (Enterprise Qtz.; Enterprise Mine), Columbia Hill, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘMount Filmore Consolidated Group Mine (Mount Filmore Cons. Grp.; Mt Fillmore Cons Group; Sunnyside claim; Blue Jay claim; Rattlesnake No. 1 & No. 2 claims), Mount Fillmore, Poker Flat Mining District (Table Rock Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘKate Hardy Mine (Hawn Mine; Derelict Mine; Kate Hardy Mine and mill), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine (Verrue; Keller; Yates; Simpson; North Fork Mine; Wisconsin Extension; Wisconsin Ext), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘMount Auburn Mine, Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘRagon Mine (Hilda & Ragon), Indian Flat, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
O’Brien, J.C. (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Butte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 45: 421, 431
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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