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Molybdenite from
Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


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 Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27890
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27890:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘFaraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘWarwickite occurrence, Herschel Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘMadawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBaptiste Lake area, Herschel Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘPaudash Lake Molybdenite mine (Mooney), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘEvans Property (O'Brian mine; Treasure Hill mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBrough Lake molybdenite occurrence, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘDyno Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
References
Ontario MDI Number: MDI31E01SE00054
Hogarth, D.D.; Steacy, H.R.; Rose, E.R.; Moyd, Louis (1982) Some Classic Mineral Localities of Southeastern Ontario. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (4). 197-203
 
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