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Molybdenite from
Älgliden dyke, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Älgliden dyke, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1643762
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1643762:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘÄlgträsk deposit, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘTallberg prospect, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘKankberg mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘHebbersfors (Häbbersfors), Sandfors, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘLainijaur Mine (Lainejaur), Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘKristineberg Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘInnansjön, Burträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘLindsköld Mine (Adak-Lindsköld), Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘAdakgruvan, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘGranlund Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
References
Coin, Kévin (2017) The Älgliden Ni-Cu-Au sulfide deposit, Skellefte Belt, Sweden: a magmatic Ni-Cu deposit in a subduction setting. Université Grenoble Alpes.
 
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