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Molybdenite from
Kern-Sierra Mines (Kern-Sierra group; Whynot claim; Jupiter claim; Sierra claim), White Dome, Tulare County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:Considerable.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kern-Sierra Mines (Kern-Sierra group; Whynot claim; Jupiter claim; Sierra claim), White Dome, Tulare County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335515
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335515:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
33.2km (20.6 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
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘWar Baby prospect (War Baby claims), Round Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘCoso Molybdenite Mine (Coso Molybdenite claim), Cactus Peak, Inyo County, California, USA
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘCedar Creek (Cedar Creek District), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘMajor Mine (Sweet Marie; Rand group; June Ione), Alta Sierra, Greenhorn District (Greenhorn Mountains District), Kern County, California, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘUnip Mine, Lake Isabella, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘWhite River claims, Pine Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘBig Four No. 1 claim, California Hot Springs, Tulare County, California, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘWingrove occurrence, California Hot Springs, Tulare County, California, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘGriders claims, Camp Nelson, Tulare County, California, USA
References
Krauskopf, Konrad Bates (1953), Tungsten deposits of Madera, Fresno, and Tulare Counties, California: California Division Mines Special Report 35, 83 pp.: 82
Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 54): 54(3): 448
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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