Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Galena from
Diamond - Bullion - Alaska Mine group (Consolidated Bullion Mine; Diamond claim; Bullion claim; Alaska claim; Union Jack claim; Galena claim; Ione claim; Big Diamond vein; Galena-Bullion vein; Alaska vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diamond - Bullion - Alaska Mine group (Consolidated Bullion Mine; Diamond claim; Bullion claim; Alaska claim; Union Jack claim; Galena claim; Ione claim; Big Diamond vein; Galena-Bullion vein; Alaska vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:948204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:948204:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Galena in this Region
Bullion Consolidated Mine (Bullion Con; Bullion Mine; La Bruja; Union Jack Mine; Smuggler Mine), Diamond - Bullion - Alaska Mine group (Consolidated Bullion Mine; Diamond claim; Bullion claim; Alaska claim; Union Jack claim; Galena claim; Ione claim; Big Diamond vein; Galena-Bullion vein; Alaska vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBullion Consolidated Mine (Bullion Con; Bullion Mine; La Bruja; Union Jack Mine; Smuggler Mine), Diamond - Bullion - Alaska Mine group (Consolidated Bullion Mine; Diamond claim; Bullion claim; Alaska claim; Union Jack claim; Galena claim; Ione claim; Big Diamond vein; Galena-Bullion vein; Alaska vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘConlon Mine (Winding lode; Winding claim; Lafayette claim; Conlin; Conlan; Comet claim; Jefferson claim; Jefferson lode), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘAllison Ranch Quartz Mine (Allison Ranch Mine; Allison Ranch vein; Allison Ranch Qtz.; Crossus Consolidated Mine; Stanton Mine), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘOsborn Hill Mine (Osborn Hill vein; Woodberry Mine), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘEmpire West Mine (Lone Ridge), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘOmaha Consolidated Mine (Omaha Cons.; Lone Jack Mine; Omaha vein), Empire West Mine (Lone Ridge), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘTelegraph Mine, Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine, Sultana Mine (Electric Mine; Sultana-Orleans Mine), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSultana Mine (Electric Mine; Sultana-Orleans Mine), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘW.Y.O.D. Quartz Mine (W.Y.O.D. Qtz; W.Y.O.D. vein; Work Your Own Diggings Mine; Cassidy Consolidated Extension Mine), Pennsylvania Mine [1] (Pennsylvania Consolidated Qtz; Pennsylvania-W.Y.O.D.; Pennsylvania vein; Pennsylvania-Wyod; Wyod), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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