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Molybdenite from
Am Schuß quarry, Am Schuß, Weiten, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Graphite4
Chamosite3
K Feldspar3
Titanite3
Zircon3
Pyrite2
Kaolinite Subgroup2
Quartz1
Uraninite1
Scapolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Am Schuß quarry, Am Schuß, Weiten, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1509153
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1509153:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
8.6km (5.4 miles) Graphite quarry, Amstall, Mühldorf, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
9.1km (5.7 miles) Gneiss quarry, Ebersdorf, Klein-Pöchlarn, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
9.7km (6.0 miles) Tretelhof-East occurrence, Tretelhof, Kottes-Purk, Zwettl District, Lower Austria, Austria
15.4km (9.6 miles) Quarry IV - middle & northern area, Loja, Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
15.7km (9.8 miles) Quarry II, Loja, Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
16.6km (10.3 miles) Rottenhof graphite mine, Hofamt Priel, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria
16.6km (10.3 miles) Graphite deposit, Hengstberg, Hafnerbach, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
52.0km (32.3 miles) Kalvarienberg, Weitra, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
54.1km (33.6 miles) Nebelstein greisen occurrence, Moorbad Harbach, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
57.3km (35.6 miles) Ullrich quarry (Friepess quarry; Haslauerteich quarry; syenite works Ullrich), Gebharts, Schrems, Gmünd District, Lower Austria, Austria
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