| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Galena |
| Formula: | PbS |
| Comments: | The cube faces are often bright and lustrous, while the octahedral faces are dull |
| Habit: | cubes and cube-octos to several cm |
| Colour: | lead grey |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Dolomite | 292 |
| Calcite | 253 |
| Chalcopyrite | 207 |
| Pyrite | 96 |
| Marcasite | 88 |
| Quartz | 37 |
| Sphalerite | 15 |
| Siegenite | 14 |
| Dickite | 2 |
| Anglesite | 1 |
| Hematite | 1 |
| Anhydrite | 1 |
| Chert | 1 |
| Wurtzite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Galena data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (320 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 5472 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:5472:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Galena |
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| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘFletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA |
| 12.6km (7.9 miles) | ⓘBlair Creek Prospect, Shannon County, Missouri, USA |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘWest Fork Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA |
| 20.0km (12.4 miles) | ⓘBrushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA |
| 20.5km (12.7 miles) | ⓘEllington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA |
| 21.0km (13.1 miles) | ⓘStope 72B30, Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA |
| 27.5km (17.1 miles) | ⓘBuick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | ⓘMagmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | ⓘMagmont West Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA |
| 31.6km (19.7 miles) | ⓘBoss - Bixby Iron-copper deposit, Dent County, Missouri, USA |
| References |
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Wharton, Heyward M., Larsen, Kenneth G., Sweeney, Peter H., Harrison, Ed., Bradley, Milton, Davis, James H., Rogers, Robert K., Brown, William J., Paarlberg, Norman L., Evans, Lanny L., et al. - Ed. (1975) Guidebook to the Geology and Ore Deposits of Selected Mines in the Viburnum Trend, Missouri. Report of Investigations 58. Missouri Geological Survey |
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Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA