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Molybdenite from
Angels Camp Deep Mine (Angels Deep Mine; Hale Mine; Democrat Mine; Lindsay Mine; Johnson Mine; Brown-Smyth-Ryland Consolidated claims; Pioneer Suffolk claim; Martinusen claim; Demarest claim; Hale Extension claim; Smyth claim; Pat claim), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:Occurs in sulphide-rich Au ore.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Angels Camp Deep Mine (Angels Deep Mine; Hale Mine; Democrat Mine; Lindsay Mine; Johnson Mine; Brown-Smyth-Ryland Consolidated claims; Pioneer Suffolk claim; Martinusen claim; Demarest claim; Hale Extension claim; Smyth claim; Pat claim), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323402:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘMelones Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘContention Mine, Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘZeile Mine (Zeila Mine; Coney and Bigelow claim; Blue Jacket claim; Tims Corner tailings pile), Jackson, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
52.4km (32.5 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘGrizzley Flat deposit (Sciaroni; Candor; Pierce), Happy Valley, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Brown, J.A. (1890), Amador, Calaveras Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 98-123, 147-152
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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