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Molybdenite from
Sweetwater Mine, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, 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 Sweetwater Mine, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:287652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:287652:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘPolaris Moly prospect (Deans Mine), Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘC. C. Coffman prospect, Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘBlue Speck Mine (Blue Metal Mine; Lowman Molybdenum Mine; Lowman Molybdenum Blue Speck), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘSilverado Mine (Silverado - Kentuck Mine; Kentuck Mine), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSilverado Canyon, South Sister, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘFlyboy claims (McCoy mine), Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘLibby group, Ebbetts Peak, Alpine County, California, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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