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Molybdenite from
Big Banana Mine (Maude claim; Big Banana Nos. 1-2-3 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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 Big Banana Mine (Maude claim; Big Banana Nos. 1-2-3 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177391:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGiant Mine (Giant Tungsten prospect; Grand Mountain Mine; Grand Mountain claim; Giant Mine; Giant Nos. 3-10), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘGold Bullion Mine (Banes 1 & 2 claims; Banes claims; Last Chance claim group; Tellurium claim group), Weaver Canyon, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘArizona Molybdenum Mine (Arizona Molybdenum Co. Mine), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘSteppe Mine (Steppe claim; Little Mary Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘMildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘMildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘHump Mine (Hump claims), Aguinaldo Mine group (Black Beauty Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘAguinaldo Mine group (Black Beauty Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln Mine, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Dale, et al (1960): 67-69.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 108 (Table 4)
 
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