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Galena from
Railcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA


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Galena

Railcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Galena

Railcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Galena

Railcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Hill
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 Railcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:763143
Long-form Identifier:1:3:763143:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBlackburn Circle locality, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘDevil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘChipman Mine (Merrimac Mine; Newburyport lead-silver mine), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Lynn Sand and Stone Co. Quarry; Bardon Trimount Quarry; Hume Quarry), Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘTurkey Hill, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘTophet Hill mine, Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘNanny Goat Hill, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘNational Refuge borehole (NR1), Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘNewmarket Mine, Newmarket, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
References
P. Cristofono collection, 2011
 
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