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Galena from
U. S. Grant Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, 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 U. S. Grant Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:705945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:705945:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘWinnetka Mine (Winnetaka Mine), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMarietta Mine (Marietta and Metallic), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘGardner Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSampson Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘJanus Group, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘHunt's Claim, Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘBetsy Baker Mine, Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘLatest Out Mine (1), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘKidd Mine, Beaverhead National Forest, Washington Mining District (Meadow Creek Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘFrisbie Mine (Frisbee Mine), Washington Mining District (Meadow Creek Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
References
Winchell, Alexander Newton (1914) Mining districts of the Dillon quadrangle, Montana, and adjacent areas. Bulletin 574. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b574
 
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