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Galena Knob Mine, Colville Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 41' 45'' North , 117° 45' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Colville4,719 (2017)19.6km
Marcus184 (2017)22.7km
Kettle Falls1,597 (2017)23.5km
Northport288 (2017)24.5km
Ione451 (2017)25.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Panorama Gem & Mineral ClubArden, Washington28km
Selkirk Rock & Mineral ClubTrail, British Columbia44km
Mindat Locality ID:
17562
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17562:6
GUID (UUID V4):
9d8b8a2c-ad7f-445c-b138-dd7b7476de8a


A lead mine NE of Colville. The ore occurred as a breccia in dolomite of the Kootenay Arc. Development consisted of a 50' shaft, two other shafts, a 200' adit, and some cuts. 50 tons of ore was produced from development work in 1950. Mills (1977) reports a production of around 5,000 lbs Pb and 8 oz Ag

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Massicot4.AC.25PbO
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ MassicotPbO
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ MassicotPbO

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