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Molybdenite from
Hercules prospect (Bueno Vista prospect), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, 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 Hercules prospect (Bueno Vista prospect), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225649
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225649:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘQuesta Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBernhardt prospects, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBJB prospects (Wilde prospects; Goat Hill Gulch prospects), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBear Canyon (Horseshoe; Mexican; Mammoth) prospects, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘLog Cabin Canyon prospect (Fibbs-Nogle prospect; Steve's prospect ?), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMolycorp Group, Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSilver Tip group, Pioneer Creek, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Anaconda Mine; Paxton Mine), Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCopper King mine, Twining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘGranite prospect (Munden prospect), Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1956) Geology of the Questa Molybdenum (Moly) mine area, Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 51. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-51
Schilling, John H. (1960) Mineral resources of Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 71. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-71
 
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