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Molybdenite from
Polaris Moly prospect (Deans Mine), Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Polaris Moly prospect (Deans Mine), Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329631:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘC. C. Coffman prospect, Antelope Peak, West Walker Mining District (West Walker River Mining District), Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘSweetwater Mine, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘSilverado Mine (Silverado - Kentuck Mine; Kentuck Mine), Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
19.2km (11.9 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
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘSilverado Canyon, South Sister, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘLibby group, Ebbetts Peak, Alpine County, California, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mo occurrence [1], Snow Lake, Emigrant Basin, Tuolumne County, California, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Snow Lake, Emigrant Basin, Tuolumne County, California, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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