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Galena from
Royal Mountain King Mine (North pit; Skyrocket pit; Gold Knoll pit; Hobo pit; Hilltop pit; Butcher Shop; Hodson Fault; Dublin property; McCarty; Snowstorm; Skyrocket; Gold Knoll; Wilbur Womble; Lillian; Pine Log), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras 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 Royal Mountain King Mine (North pit; Skyrocket pit; Gold Knoll pit; Hobo pit; Hilltop pit; Butcher Shop; Hodson Fault; Dublin property; McCarty; Snowstorm; Skyrocket; Gold Knoll; Wilbur Womble; Lillian; Pine Log), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901282:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘRoyal Mine [2] (Emma; Royal Mine Extension; Railsplitter; Ant Hill; Goodenough Royal lode; Pine Log; Quartz), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBig Seven Mine, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘNapoleon Mine (Nepolean Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘAngels Mine (Big Mine; Southwell Mine; Fox; Valentine claims: Angels; Beda Blood; Billings; Crystal; Potter; Doctor Hill; Hennessy; McCormick; Minne; Oneida), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘTullock Mine (Little John; Brown Mine; Eddie B.), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘPatsy Bob Mine (Patsy Rob; Rio Vista), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘStanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘCarson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘPlymouth Rock Mine, Jenny Lind, Jenny Lind Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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