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Molybdenite from
Winter Creek Mine (Winter group; Winter Creek Mine group; Winter Creek prospect), Santa Anita Creek, Santa Anita Canyon, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:Occurs in minor amounts.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bornite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Winter Creek Mine (Winter group; Winter Creek Mine group; Winter Creek prospect), Santa Anita Creek, Santa Anita Canyon, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328138:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
5.9km (3.7 miles) Cogswell deposit, Cogswell Reservoir, Los Angeles County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) Monte Cristo Mine (West Vein lease), Monte Cristo Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) Cole deposit (Neal), Mount Baldy, Mount Baldy District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) Big Tujunga Canyon deposit, Tujunga Canyon, Tujunga, Los Angeles County, California, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) Grassy Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) Pacoima Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) Coldwater Canyon Chiastolite locality, End of La Altura Road roadcut, Coldwater Canyon, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) Unnamed Mo occurrence [2], Norco, Riverside County, California, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
92.5km (57.5 miles) White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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