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Galena from
Wheal Hope (incl. South Wheal Budnick; West Wheal Hope), Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK


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Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
02843480017271974013563.jpg
Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
05320570017271974011195.jpg
Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
04056950017271997347239.jpg
Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
02843480017271974013563.jpg
Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
06307590017271997366423.jpg
Plumbeine

Wheal Hope, Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyromorphite2
Galena1
- var Plumbeine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Hope (incl. South Wheal Budnick; West Wheal Hope), Hendra Croft, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5529
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5529:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Rose, Budnick Consols, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGreat Retallack Mine, Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Budnick, Budnick Consols, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘTreamble Mine (incl. Garden Quarry), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDuchy Peru Mine, Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘPerran Consolidated Mine (Goonhavern Mine; Tywarnhayle Mines), Goonhavern, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘNorth Retallack Mine, Great Retallack Mine, Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Albert, Perran Consolidated Mine (Goonhavern Mine; Tywarnhayle Mines), Goonhavern, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘNorth Wheal Chiverton (Wheal Anna; incl. Wheal Amelia), Goonhavern, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMount Mine (Perran Iron Mine; Trebisken and Mount Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Keim, Maximilian F., Markl, Gregor (2017) Formation of galena pseudomorphs after pyromorphite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 194 (3) 209-226 doi:10.1127/njma/2017/0058
 
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