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Galena from
Alto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


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Galena, etc.

Alto Mine, Alto Mine group, Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
04507640017369944742570.jpg
Galena, etc.

Alto Mine, Alto Mine group, Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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Galena, etc.

Alto Mine, Alto Mine group, Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Acanthite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Anglesite2
Sphalerite2
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:269167
Long-form Identifier:1:3:269167:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAlto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘFlorida Mine, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBurro Mine, Squaw Gulch area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRoyal Blue Mine (Royal Blue Extension Mine), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘJesuit Mine, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSan Ramon Mine group, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘApache Mine (Bohlinger Mine ?), Apache Gulch, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBland Mine (Hogsett Mine), Alto Gulch, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘJoplin Mine, Apache Gulch, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWandering Jew Mine group (Stars Mine; Old Fort Tumacacori Mine), Apache Gulch, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 200-203.
 
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