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Galena from
Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Spokane County, Washington, 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 Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Spokane County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987786:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘCoeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘBeauty Bay Prospect, Beauty Bay Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District), Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘCaribou claim, Beauty Bay Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District), Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘGray Wolf Prospect, Beauty Bay Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District), Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘSilver Tip Mine, Beauty Bay Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District), Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘJohnny Mack Prospect, Beauty Bay Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District), Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Prospect (Elk; Elk Extension), Beauty Bay Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District), Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘRadio Prospect, Little North Fork Mining District, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘSilver King Prospect (Hidden Treasure), Medimont Mining District, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘStroebel Prospect, Medimont Mining District, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
References
USGS Bull 931H
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
 
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