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Galena from
Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Galena

Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Galena

Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Galena

Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:723637
Long-form Identifier:1:3:723637:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘBird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRidge Ledge prospect, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOtto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLibrary Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSW cut, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘNE2 vein, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘB-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘBig Horn prospect, Seventeenmile Point, Old Dad District, Old Dad Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation.
 
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