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Galena from
Potosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, 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 Potosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1246575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1246575:0
GUID (UUID V4):28ecee1a-d29b-432d-8c2f-2589827babbb
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.3km (0.2 miles) Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Hale & Norcross Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Savage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Ophir Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Andes Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) California Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Bullion Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) C and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization in the Comstock District, Nevada DONALD M. HUDSON† 1540 Van Petten Street, Reno, Nevada 89503 Abstract...metal deposits of the world-renowned Comstock district of western Nevada constitute one of several superimposed...superimposed Miocene hydrothermal systems. In the district, Mesozoic metasedimentary and igneous rocks are...kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore alteration near the paleowater...and in the lower parts of orebodies in the Comstock lode, but it was deposited in the upper parts of
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Report (issue)
wu OUTLINE OF NEVADA MINING HISTORY— Joseph V: Tingley a RobertC.Horton _ Francis C. Lincoln 3 . ...Publication of this new edition of “Outline of Nevada Mining History” was made — possible with the assistance...eh aa nearly 48 million acres of public land in Nevada. Most of the minerals, _ _ geothermal energy, and...ahij 4 = Wh A a ‘ a a y 4 Pte Es in Nevada comes from publicland. First edition, first printing...Leshendok, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Eric Moody, Nevada Historical Society é Jon Price, National Research
Book
f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
has been an important industry in the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861)...area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...(Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver Downloaded...precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage mines. I n 1997 Nevada ranked first...percent, respectively, of total U.S. production. Nevada also produced 148 million pounds of copper, 4 percent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Relations in the Comstock Lode PETER G. VIKRE ASARCO, Inc., 510 East Plumb Lane, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract...Comstockdistrict 15 mi (24 km) southeastof Reno,Nevada,formed 13.7 Ma in Mioceneeruptiverocksof the Alta...at the northend of the lode (CedarHill) to <235øC at the southend of the lode (AmericanFlat), contained<1...additional bonanzas awaitdiscovery alongunexplored Comstock faultsegments withindeclining palcothermalgradientsto...north. 0361-0128/89/982/1574-3053.00 15 74 COMSTOCK LODE,FLUID-MINERALRELATIONS Introduction THE Comstocklodeis
Book
HILL XBW8 PRINT. Jkmta, rg f'neifan Comstock Mining and Miners by Eliot Lord A reprint of the...are due Grahame Hardy of Carson City and Abraham Kendall of Virginia City for their knowledge in picture...identification and for the use of their collections. COMSTOCK MINING AND MINERS © Copyright 1959 by Howell-North...discovery and development of the Comstock Lode marked the birth" of the silver mining industry in the United States... The growth of Virginia City following the rush to Washoe and the life in this mining community created
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Compartmentalized Fluid Flow, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada BYRON R. BERGER,† U.S. Geological...V. TINGLEY, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557 AND LAWRENCE...Geological Survey, National Center, MS 954, Reston, Virginia 20192 Abstract Bonanza-grade orebodies in epithermal-style...vein district world class. In the world-class silver- and gold-producing Comstock mining district, Nevada...of evidence lead to the conclusion that the Comstock lode is localized in an extensional stepover between
Report (issue)
plates 37-43. Abstract of Report on the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado, by S. F. Emmons...A Summary of the Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Wa.shoe District, by George F. Becker, pp. 291-330...Cafion District, with atlas, by Capt. C. E. Dutton. Published. III. Geology of the Comstock Lode and Washoe...Washoe District, with atlas, by George F. Becker. Published. (I) _._...-._-‘—' -— —-— ii ADVERTISEMENT...ADVERTISEMENT. IV. Comstock Mining and Miners, by Eliot Lord. Published. V. Copper-bearing Rocks of Lake
Report (volume)
'r v.·,,.,. . ... Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada By MAUREEN G. JOHNSON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...------------------------ 1 History of placer mining in Nevada_____________________________________... Holy Cross district..-----------------------------------------------2. Jessup district.. ____________...------------------------_-------_ 3. Sand Springs district----------------------------------------------...Eldorado Canyon district..-----------------------------------------5. Gold Butte district--------------
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
no other group of minerals has more associated mining lore or history. Silver financed empires and great...recovered as a byproduct of low-grade copper and lead mining. This fact, coupled with the historically low price...copper were the first). The earliest known siIver mining occurred in Cappadocia in Asia Minor and is dated...ornamentation and jewelry. Excavations at Ur, an ancient city on the Euphrates River, have recovered some extraordinary...probably reflects the fact that the earliest silver mining amounted to gathering the metal in its native state
Report (issue)
HYDROTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC MINERAL DEPOSITS Page Magma, Mine,;Superior (oo. ciges Rocttactek ors eno os es snl...NevadaiGity —'Grass: Valley) iter ore ae ee Shasta County a eee cere asses ee avs Oe ee COlOTAMGS ee Pie...mines of which a district is composed but rather that the geological conditions from one mine to another within...within the district are so generally the same that what is said of one mine will be true for the others...Canadian Institute of Mining*and| Metallurgye a. 12ers ee ett elt hanes Engineering and Mining Journal......
Report (issue)
, Everything, Neutral in Nothing. o C -t 3 MINING KEVIEW. PACIFIC COAST Ill (DALLY AND WEEKLY)...greatest is Its repc Its its resume of stock and mining operations Its dai in most complete. the latest...INDIA Bank The Oriental has Agencies at Virginia City and Correspondents in all of New Zealand...BOSTON, CHICAGO, Bank of the the principal Mining Bank Corporation Gold Districts Hill, and...- - Bor\ds,) - Capital, I^eserve (U. S. MINING REVIEW. COAST PACIFIC ^mx cjrantisp $10,000
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Book
A HISTORY OF COMSTOCK SILVER LODE & MINES A HISTORY OF THE COMSTOCK SILVER LODE MINES DAN DE QUILLE...William, 1829-1898. A history of the Comstock silver lode & mines, Nevada and the great basin region. Reprint...Reprint of the 1889 ed. 1. Comstock Lode, Nev. 2. Nevada Description Series. Title. II. and travel. I....1973 — A HISTORY OF THE GOMSTOCK SILVER LODE MINES NEVADA AND THE GREAT BASIN REGION; LAKE TAHOE AND...tunnels, and the many imikovements and industries of NEVADA. lu.mi;er BY DAN DE QUILLE, author of " The
Report (issue)
THE LOS BURROS DISTRICT, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By JAMES M. HILL. INTRODUCTION. The following...prospects of the Los Burros district, in the southwestern part of Monterey County, Calif., are based on observations...properties and the caretaker at the Buclimo mine. The district lies on the west side of the rugged Coast...Coast Range, near the south line of Monterey County, in Tps. 23 and 24 S., R. 25 E. Mount Diablo meridian...Monterey and San Luis Obispo. It is reached from King City, a station on the Coast Line of the Southern Pacific
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk...Chalk Mountain mine: calcite, cerussite, chlorargyrite, descloizite, galena, hemimorphite, leadhillite,
Report (issue)
ever since. Besides the La Grange mine, the largest hydraulic mine now in active operation, it contains...mines, particularly in the northern portion of the county. Large bodies of gravel of lower grade yet remain...Douglas City; Mr. J. J. Murphy, of the Union Hill mine; Mr. Pierre Bouery, of the La Grange mine; Mr. W...Globe mine; but more particularly to Mr. H. L. Lowden, formerly county surveyor of Trinity County, who...and southwest upper course of the river to Douglas City, where the stream turns and flows northwestward
Book
19% Century Lake Tahoe & Western Nevada Mining Districts By The people who lived and made the region...s history. 19h Century Books I EL DORADO COUNTY LIB 00905 ill 6407 >be Rave Reviews for The...Profusely illustrated . . .” Auburn Journal El Dorado County Library 345 Fair Lane Placerville, CA 95667 GOLDEN...Tahoe City, Reno, Carson City, Virginia City, Genoa, Glenbrook and smaller California and Nevada communities...30 miles of Lake Tahoe Written by California and Nevada pioneers and 19th century historians. Researched
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
replacing a variety of silver minerals, pyrite, and galena. a specific gravity for the pure metal of 10.5... occurring together) from the Calumet and Hecla mine. Excepment in the oxide zones of a variety of metal...Copper Falls mine, associations and include those containing other silver minerals, Keweenaw County. barite...major Acton mine, York County, the Deer collections. One state that is draped in a silIsle mine, and the...the Sullivan mine ver-lined history is Colorado, with a pro(King and Foord 1994). Silver duction of more
Book
\ Xe THE STORY ot THE MINE | 7 : As Flastrated by — the Great Comstock. ae Beye (= ofNevada THE...THE MINE Tie js LORY O) Beedeo 244555 MAN, E AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE GREAT COMSTOCK LODE OF NEVADA... Vintage Nevada Series UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno, Nevada 1980 The Story of the Mine was first...modified; a foreword by the editor of the Vintage Nevada series has been added; and the illustrations have...Charles Howard, 1852-1924. The story of the mine. (Vintage Nevada series) Reprint of the 1910 ed. published
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accessible. https://books.google.com STORY OF THE MINE CHARLES HOWARD SHINN usloo21.15.2.2 Harvard...EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK THE STORY OF THE MINE : Che Story of the West Series . EDITED BY RIPLEY...York Sun. The Story of the mine. Illustrated by the Great Comstock Lode of Nevada . By CHARLES HOWARD SHINN...Shinn has told inhistory ' The are Story of the Mine." than that Mr. Shinn has drawn his pictures skillfully...Sierra Nevada Mine. THE OF STORY THE MINE AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE GREAT COMSTOCK LODE OF NEVADA BY
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
frequent stops to buy or collect specimens, tour a mine, or see a particular geological wonder. Rock Shops...area’s rock shops imported specimens of sphalerite, galena, calcite, dolomite, and chalcopyrite from the TriVolume...lead-zinc district, several hundred miles to the north; drusy quartz and barite from the Potosi area of...minerals as smithsonite, sphalerite, and dolomite from mining areas further east in the Arkansas Ozarks. The...fifty-cent collecting fee to the mine was waived. Ron Coleman has that mine today. A prominent sign at Blue
Report (volume)
and Uranium Deposits of the Caribou Area, Boulder County Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN This report...and Uranium Deposits of the Caribou Area, Boulder County Colorado By F. B. MOORE, W. S. CAVENDER, and' E...Uranium-bearing lead-silver veins___________________ Mine descriptions_____________________________________________...mines______________ ____________________ _ Caribou mine,_____--_--_____________________________ No Name...Poorman mine____ ______________ ________ . Sherman mine.. _____ ______ \. Columbia, Spencer, and Socorro
 
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