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Galena from
Groom mine, Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, 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 Groom mine, Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:992172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:992172:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBlack Metal mine (Lane mine), Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘHanus prospect (Kahama Mine), Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘGold Prospect MRDS(10222218), Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘHighgrade Mine, Groom Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘDon Dale mine, Don Dale Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘMichigan Boy claims (Michigan Boy group), Oak Spring Mining District, Halfpint Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘClimax Stock, Oak Spring Mining District, Halfpint Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘKinsey Claims, Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘLincoln mine (Tem Piute mine; Emerson mine; North Tempiute; South Thumb; Tempiute; Wah Chang Tungsten Mine), Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘCrescent mine, Pahranagat Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 73 Geology and Mineral Resources of Lincoln County, Nevada
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) - Mineral inventory and geochemical survey, Groom Mountain Range, Lincoln County, Nevada:. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-9
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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