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Molybdenite from
Samsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:As bodies of pyritic molybdenite; together with quartz as selvages in the vein.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Galena
Pyrite
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249854
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249854:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMadera prospect (Madera claims), Madera Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘEllis vein, Madera Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘRoscoe group, Needle Mountain area, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBronx Mine (Bronx property; Bronx Copper property), Pinto Creek, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘRainbow group (Clark prospect; Clark claims), Powers Gulch, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSwede Mine (Swede Mine and Clark prospect; Old Swede Mine; Cole Tungsten prospect; Cole Tungsten group), Powers Gulch area, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘTroy Ranch Prospect, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMiami East Mine, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 148: 28-29
Peterson, N.P. (1963), Geology of the Pinal Ranch quadrangle, USGS Bull. 1141-H: H17..
 
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