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Molybdenite from
Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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Molybdenite

Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
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 Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244396
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244396:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDangping Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMuzhiyuan Mine (Muziyuan Mine), Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘDalongshan W-Mo deposit, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘBaoshan Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘHongshuizhai W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPiaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘZhangdongkeng W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘShilei Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘTiemuli W–Fe skarn-type deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘZuoba W-Bi deposit, Tianmenshan-Hongtaoling W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Giuliani, G. (1985) Le gisement de tungstène de Xihuashan (Sud Jiangxi, Chine): Relations granites, altérations deutériques-hydrothermales, minéralisations. Mineralium Deposita, 20 (2). 107-115 doi:10.1007/bf00204320
Yunhuai Lin and Shiyang Chen (1985): Geology and Prospecting 21(3), 23-31
Zhenru Zhang, Xianchang Luo, Rongmei Chen, Xingzhen Yu, Sixue Yang, Yingchen Ren, Jiuwu Zeng, and Weijun Sun (1987): Geology and Prospecting 23(6), 38-40
Peilan Li and Xingzhen Yu (1988): Geology and Prospecting 24(4), 14-19, 24
Huilan Huang, Hailang Chang, Fang Li, Chunhong Zhang, Jing Tan, and Yun Zhou (2012): Mineral Deposits 31(6), 1171-1183
 
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