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Galena from
Esperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 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 Esperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537294:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘSierrita Mine, Batamote Hills, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine group [old], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCrown King & Tiger Mine groups (Crown King and Tiger Mines), Esperanza Mine group [old], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘOld Powers Mine, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘCopper Glance Mine (Glance Mine), Stevens Mountain, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine group (Victoria group), Olive Camp, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘAntelope claims, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘProsperity Mine group (Helmet Peak group; Helmet Peak Mine; Prosperity claims), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘLena No. 1 - 11 claims, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039594, MRDS ID #M050391.
 
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