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Molybdenite from
Recsk Mine (Deep Level), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary


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Molybdenite

Recsk Mine, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
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Molybdenite

Recsk Mine, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
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Molybdenite

Recsk Mine, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
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 Recsk Mine (Deep Level), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:289389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:289389:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘLahóca Hill, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘKárolytáró, Gyöngyösoroszi, Gyöngyös District, Heves County, Hungary
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘMútnik deposit, Hnúšťa, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘTrešková, Mokrá Lúka, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘFerimolybditová vein, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
88.1km (54.7 miles) ⓘOchtiná-Rochovce Mo-W deposit, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
88.3km (54.8 miles) ⓘZlatá baňa, Ochtiná, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘHuszár Hill, Bernecebaráti, Szob District, Pest County, Hungary
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘPintér-hegyes-(Kuruc brook), Perőcsény, Szob District, Pest County, Hungary
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘAlsó-Rózsa adit, Nagybörzsöny, Szob District, Pest County, Hungary
References
Kovács, L. Ó., Szebényi, G., & Kovács, G. P. COMMON AND EXTREME CONCENTRATIONS OF ORE-FORMING CHEMICAL ELEMENTS IN THE RECSK COMPLEX, HUNGARY.
Földessy, J., & Szebényi, G. (2008). The mineralizations of the Recsk Deeps and Lahóca—short geological overview. Recsk and Lahóca. Geology of the Paleogene ore complex: Publications of the University of Miskolc, ser. A, Mining, 73, 85-98.
 
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