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Molybdenite from
Bull Canyon Mine (Tungstate Mine; Iguana Mine), Bull Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, 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 Bull Canyon Mine (Tungstate Mine; Iguana Mine), Bull Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:352159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:352159:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBoriana Mines (Tungsten Mine), Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘBlue Bell group, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon Mines, Diamond Joe Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLaxton Mine, Wheeler Wash, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine (Flag Mine), Pine Lake, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘLeviathan Mine (Copper Wonder Mine), Diamond Joe Peak, Diamond Joe Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘMaynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mo-Cu prospects [3], Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘGreat Eastern Mine, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘGolden Comstock Mine, Diamond Joe Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10102536.
 
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