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Galena from
Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Galena, etc.

Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03284660017363495922453.jpg
Galena, etc.

Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03284660017363495922453.jpg
Galena, etc.

Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite1
Quartz1
Rhodochrosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427589:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSouth Hercules Gold deposit, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘKoonya prospect, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘMontezuma mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘHecla Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘColebrook Hill Mine, Colebrook Hill, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCarbine mine (Great Northern Creek), North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
6.4km (3.9 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘMaestries Mine, Comet Maestries mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMelba Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘGreat South Comet mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Gulson, Brian L., Porritt, Patricia M. (1987) Base metal exploration of the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania: Pt. II. Lead isotope signatures and genetic implications. Economic Geology, 82 (2). 291-307 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.291
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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