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Molybdenite from
Chicago Basin Disseminated Molybdenum Deposit, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chicago Basin Disseminated Molybdenum Deposit, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:377777
Long-form Identifier:1:3:377777:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘAztec Mine (Republic; MS 14379; Patented Claims: Aztec; MS 14379), Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘChicago Basin, Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘOregon Claims (Unpatented Claims: Oregon No. 1; Oregon No. 2), Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘClyde Long property, Elk Park, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘUnknown Molybdenum Occurrence (MRDS - 10015974), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘLiberty Bond Creek Occurrence, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Molybdenum Occurrence (MRDS - 10018651), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure and Gold Finch Occurrence, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘOphir Valley occurrence (New Dominion; Nevada Gulch; Silver Tip Lower Yellow Jacket; Chapman Gulch), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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