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Galena from
Gold King Prospect, Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, 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 Gold King Prospect, Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:498074
Long-form Identifier:1:3:498074:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘVermilion Mine (Carpenter; Silver Butte), Vermilion River Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘKing Mine (Silver Butte; Kentucky-Vermilion), Cabinet Mining District, Lincoln County, Montana, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘViking Mine (Viking Property; Gold Hill Group), Lincoln County, Montana, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘColcar Peak Block Occurrence, Sanders County, Montana, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘAmbassador Mine, Trout Creek Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘLucky Luke Mine (Royal Copper; L and N), Eagle Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘJack Waite Mine (Galena Giant Project), Eagle Mining District, Sanders County, Montana, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘMidas Mine, Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSales Mine (Monia; Wild Horse Claim; Coming Day Claim; Sales Prospect; White Pigeon Lode Claim; Early Day), Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘMontanore deposit (Noxon Project; Rock Lake Deposit), Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District), Sanders County, Montana, USA
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