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Galena from
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Galena | |
| Formula: | PbS | |
| Comments: | Galena was the principle ore mined at this site. The miners did a good job of recovering it for shipping to the smelter. Few specimens of any size - massive or as matrix-frozen crystals - remain to be found in the dumps. Crystals frozen in matrix are impossible to trim out into good mineral specimens. Therefore specimen-quality materials are largely restricted to secondary micro-crystals in vugs. A number of worthwhile finds have been made of these - showing some interesting modifications of the basic cubic shape. | |
| Habit: | Massive, in pods to 14" across, veins to 10" wide, and stringers/veinlets to 1" wide. Also as matrix-frozen cubic crystals; and as cubic, modified cubo-octahedral, and octahedral micro-crystals. | |
| Colour: | Silvery-grey, may be either shinning metallic or dull metallic. | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Wet Chemical | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Siderite | 7 | |
| Quartz | 6 | |
| Schulenbergite | 4 | |
| Sphalerite | 4 | |
| Anglesite | 4 | |
| Linarite | 4 | |
| Posnjakite | 4 | |
| Ramsbeckite | 4 | |
| Pyrite | 2 | |
| Serpierite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Galena data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27967 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27967:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Galena | ||
| 19.4km (12.0 miles) | ⓘMilan Mine, Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 30.0km (18.7 miles) | ⓘIron Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 31.1km (19.3 miles) | ⓘIron Mountain Mines, Iron Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 39.5km (24.6 miles) | ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA | |
| 42.8km (26.6 miles) | ⓘRedstone "Red Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 46.1km (28.7 miles) | ⓘWoodstock Gold and Silver Mine, Woodstock, Oxford County, Maine, USA | |
| 47.5km (29.5 miles) | ⓘWest Branch Clear Stream, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 48.2km (30.0 miles) | ⓘMount Glines mine, Milton, Oxford County, Maine, USA | |
| 48.4km (30.1 miles) | ⓘLone Star Silver Mine, Woodstock, Oxford County, Maine, USA | |
| 49.8km (31.0 miles) | ⓘDavis Silver mine, Milton, Oxford County, Maine, USA | |
| References | ||
Mascot Mine, Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA