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Molybdenite from
Alpe Mastabia talc mine, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpe Mastabia talc mine, Torre di Santa Maria, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1385271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1385271:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘPreda Rossa Valley, Val Masino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMello Pass, Val Masino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
7.2km (4.4 miles) ⓘSissone Valley, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘZocca Valley, Val Masino, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘForno glacier, Val Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘAlbigna glacier, Albigna Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘVal Forno, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘSpassato Valley (Arnasca Valley), Codera Valley, Novate Mezzola, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘMalghera Lake, Western Grosina Valley, Grosio, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘSomtiolo, Grosio, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Adamo, I., & Bocchio, R. (2013). Nephrite jade from Val Malenco, Italy: review and update. Gems & Gemology, 49(2), 98-106.
 
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