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Galena from
Protection prospect (BC No. 23 and 24 claims; Protection), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Protection prospect (BC No. 23 and 24 claims; Protection), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:450328
Long-form Identifier:1:3:450328:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWhite Rock prospect (South Creek No. 153-154 claims), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘAjax property (Shurman; Pickup; South Creek No. 21), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘDaisy Black Mine, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘSentinel Mine (North Creek No. 1; Johnson; Lindy), North Creek Canyon, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘBighorn Mine (Jernberg; Metta Mine; Buckhorn; Mormon Gulch No. 1-3 claims), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘWhitebird deposit (Staley Mine; Part of Metta Mine-See Bighorn Mine; Mormon Gulch No. 4-7 claims; Jernberg Mine), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Metta Basin, Clark County, Idaho, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine, Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘScott Mine (Birch Creek Mine), Birch Creek Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
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