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Galena from
La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain


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 La Paloma Mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:723550
Long-form Identifier:1:3:723550:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSalvaterra do Extremo Mines, União das Freguesias de Monfortinho e Salvaterra de Extremo, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘSegura Mines (Segura mining field), União das Freguesias de Zebreira e Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘFonte Fria Mine, Rosmaninhal, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘPortela No. 1 Mine, Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘPinheiro Mines, União de Freguesias de Aldeia do Bispo Aguas Aldeia de João Pires, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘPinheiro Mine, Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘSão Miguel de Acha Mines, São Miguel de Acha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘCeife Mine (Palão Mine), Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘRelva da Ponte Mine, Fóios, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
50.6km (31.4 miles) ⓘForninho do Bispo Mine, Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
References
Calvo, Miguel, Viñals, Joan (2011) Secondary phosphates of La Paloma mine, Zarza la Mayor, Cáceres, Spain. Mineral Up, 2 (5) 8-31 doi:10.5281/zenodo.4603486
 
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