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Molybdenite from
Mena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, 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 Mena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:377546
Long-form Identifier:1:3:377546:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘMo Prospect (MRDS - 10013711), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘBuckman Property (Golden Gate Canyon Prospect No. 2), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘCentennial Cone pegmatite (K. L. Green Ranch), Centennial Cone, Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘRoscoe Beryl Mine (Roscoe pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘUnknown Molybdenum Occurrence (MRDS - 10017365), Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘMountain Lion Mine - Keystone vein, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘAnchor Occurrence, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘUnknown Molybdenum Occurrence (MRDS - 10018216), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘSunday Vein Occurrence, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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