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Galena from
Rich Mine (Bobbie Mining Company), Catheys Valley, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa 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 Rich Mine (Bobbie Mining Company), Catheys Valley, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:836692
Long-form Identifier:1:3:836692:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘFrancis Mine (Frances Mine), Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGranite King and Live Oak Mine (Buckeye Mine; Billings Mine; Old Granite King claim; Live Oak claim), Bridgeport, Buckeye Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘPrinceton Mine (New Princeton Mine; Princeton Extension Mine; Lewis Brothers Mine [Northwest Extension of Princeton Mine]), Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘKane Mine, Mariposa, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘSilver Lane Mine (Golden Rod Mine; Wallman Ranch; Silver Lone Mine; Goldenrod; Wellman Ranch), Bootjack, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSilver Bar Mine (Ryan Silver Mine; Bryant Mine), Bootjack, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘWhitlock Mine (Whitlock group; Consolidated Whitlock and Alabama; Westward claim; Alabama claim; Whitlock claim), Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘDoss Mine (Brooks; Ginaca; Doss and Thorne), Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSpread Eagle group (Empire claim; Farmers Hope; Fanny; Mineral Hope; Little Charlie; Mohawk; Tollgate; Monarch; Bonanza II; Miners Hope), Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Clark, William B., 1963, Gold Belts of California, California Division of mines and Geology, BULLETIN 193, pp. 35.
 
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