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Molybdenite from
Pauline Mine, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, 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 Pauline Mine, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246646:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Cuprite Mine group, Beuhman Hill, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘChief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘExile King Mine, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘCopper World Mine, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘEclipse Mine group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘBroad Top Mine, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘIsle Royal Mine, Isle Royal Mine group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘLeader Mine, Leader Hill, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘHelvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘElgin Mine, Elgin Mine group, Peach-Elgin copper deposit, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Guild, F.N. (1907), The composition of molybdite from AZ, Amer. Jour. Sci.: 23: 455-456
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1909), Some occurrences of molybdenite in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 430
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 153: 24
Creasey, S.C. & G.L. Quick (1955), Copper deposits of part of Helvetia mining district, Pima Co., AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-F: 301-323.
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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