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Galena from
Virginia Mine (Captain Allen; White Gulch; Virginia-Belmont; Virginia No. 2 claim; Belmont claim; Claremont claim; Angus claim; Piedmont claim), Virginia Point, Coulterville Mining District, 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 Virginia Mine (Captain Allen; White Gulch; Virginia-Belmont; Virginia No. 2 claim; Belmont claim; Claremont claim; Angus claim; Piedmont claim), Virginia Point, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:841275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:841275:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘAdelaide and Anderson Mines, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘMalvina Mine (Douglas; Potosi claim; D. Cook; Mereed; Mahoney), Malvina group (Potosi-Malvina group), Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘChateau Mine, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘLive Oak and Governor Mine (White Oak group; Stud Horse Flat group; Live Oak group), Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘBalance Mine, Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘChampion I Mine, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Pine Tree Mine; Pine Tree Josephine Mine; Pine Tree and Josephine Mine), Pacific Mining Co. group, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘCotton Creek Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘLouisiana Mine, Greeley Hill, Kinsley Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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