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Galena from
Lafayette Mine (Tabb No. 1 shaft; Wheatcroft shaft; Brownward shaft), Frances, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA


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Galena

Lafayette Mine, Frances, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Galena

Lafayette Mine, Frances, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
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Galena

Lafayette Mine, Frances, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lafayette Mine (Tabb No. 1 shaft; Wheatcroft shaft; Brownward shaft), Frances, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:87054
Long-form Identifier:1:3:87054:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlue Mine (Blue and Marble mine), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘMarble Group, Tabb Mining Subdistrict, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘYandell Mines (Milliken Shaft), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMineral Ridge - Claylick Fluorspar Mines, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘEagle-Watson, Moore Hill, Kentucky, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘVinson deposit, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘEagle Mine, New Salem, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMoore Hill Group Fluorspar Mines (Nancy Hanks; Eagle-Watson; and Davenport Properties), Moore Hill, Kentucky, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘOxley Prospect, Moore Hill, Kentucky, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine (Cullen mine; Cullen-Eagle mine), Moore Hill, Kentucky, USA
References
Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
 
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