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Galena from
Bokouchang Pb-Zn deposit (Pukouchang Pb-Zn deposit), Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bokouchang Pb-Zn deposit (Pukouchang Pb-Zn deposit), Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:742111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:742111:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘWanshan mine, Wanshan Mercury Ore Field, Wanshan District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘLuanyantang Mine, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘHouziping Mine, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘZhangpo Hg deposit, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘBiaoshuiyan Sn-W deposit, Yinjiang County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘXiunao Pb-Zn deposit, Qiandong Pb-Zn district, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘDahebian Mine, Tianzhu County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘMobin Au deposit, Huitong Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘXiaopaiwu Mine (Paiwu Mine), Xiaopaiwu-Shanmuchong ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
88.4km (55.0 miles) ⓘRouxianshan Pb-Zn deposit, Yutang ore district, Huayuan Pb-Zn ore field, Huayuan Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
References
Minghui Cheng, Xiangzhao Hu, Zhengxiang Bao, and Juemin Bao (2011): Geology and Exploration 47(2), 251-260
Yingxiong Cai, Hongmei Yang, Ruichun Duan, Shansong Lu, Liguo Zhang, Chongpeng Liu, and Xiaofei Qiu (2014): Geoscience 28(1), 29-41
 
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