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Molybdenite from
Midnight Tungsten Prospect, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Midnight Tungsten Prospect, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1390972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1390972:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCrosby mine, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘJay Bird mine (Garfield Force mine), Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘNightingdale Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘM. G. L. Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘGuanomi mine, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘCopper King mine, Copper Valley Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘCopper King claims, Ragged Top Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘStormy Day mine, Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘJeakins Mine, Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘVernon Mine, Sugar Loaf-Holliday group, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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