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Molybdenite from
Bullfrog-George prospect, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 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 Bullfrog-George prospect, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274100:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1962 1963, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘCucomungo Mine, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘSiskon Property, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘMolly Property, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘMcBoyle prospect, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘOld Sylvania mine (Stateline mine), Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘFour Aces mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘSilver Pick Shaft, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘMoly prospect, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘLucky Boy prospect, Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
NBMG Bull 78 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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