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Molybdenite from
Panyo Mine (Panyo Tungsten Mine), Coso [historical], Inyo County, California, 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 Panyo Mine (Panyo Tungsten Mine), Coso [historical], Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327205:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘCoso Molybdenite Mine (Coso Molybdenite claim), Cactus Peak, Inyo County, California, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘFletcher claim (Corona Quarry), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘWar Baby prospect (War Baby claims), Round Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mo occurrence [4], Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘKern-Sierra Mines (Kern-Sierra group; Whynot claim; Jupiter claim; Sierra claim), White Dome, Tulare County, California, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘBeveridge Mine, Beveridge, Beveridge Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘLucky Boy prospect, Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
90.7km (56.3 miles) ⓘBig Blue group (North Extension Sumner; Jeff Davis; Bull Run; Beauregard; Urbana; Frank; Content; Big Blue-Sumner; Glue Gouge), Wofford Heights, Cove Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘGriders claims, Camp Nelson, Tulare County, California, USA
95.2km (59.2 miles) ⓘKaweah Molybdenum Mining Company deposit (Kaweah property), Mount Stewart, Tulare County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W. (1941), Thirty-seventh report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 37: 671
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1941), Recent developments in the tungsten resources of California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 37): 37(4): 571-572
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 268, 294
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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