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Molybdenite from
Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Ore Body
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239170
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239170:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSan Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘFord Mine, Tucson Wash, Mammoth, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLittle Hill Mine, Oracle, Oracle Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Eagle Mine (American Eagle Basin), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘCopper Prince Mine, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
23.7km (14.8 miles) ⓘStratton Mine (Old Hat Mine), Stratton-Daily Camp, Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘRedington, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘKorn Kob Mine, Buchman Canyon, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Lowell, J. David (1968) Geology of the Kalamazoo orebody, San Manuel District, Arizona. Economic Geology, 63 (6) 645-654 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.63.6.645
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.302
 
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