| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Molybdenite |
| Formula: | MoS2 |
| Comments: | Found once as a 7x8x1mm single crystal/cleavage mass in an ankerite vein. |
| Habit: | Platy cleavage mass |
| Colour: | silvery gray |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: K. Wood |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39904 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39904:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite |
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| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | ⓘNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 41.3km (25.7 miles) | ⓘBessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA |
| 63.7km (39.6 miles) | ⓘWoodleaf Quarry, Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA |
| 79.9km (49.6 miles) | ⓘPropst Mine (Nash; Heglar), Charlotte Belt, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA |
| 81.6km (50.7 miles) | ⓘWilder Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA |
| 82.3km (51.2 miles) | ⓘEast Shaft, Pioneer Mills Mine, Charlotte Belt, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA |
| 83.1km (51.6 miles) | ⓘDan Milton Moly Occurrence, Charlotte Mining District, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA |
| 83.1km (51.6 miles) | ⓘNewell Mine (Dixie Queen Mine), Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA |
| 83.7km (52.0 miles) | ⓘPeach Bottom Mine, Peach Bottom Mountain, Whitehead, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA |
| 89.2km (55.4 miles) | ⓘMaxwell Mine (Peach Blossom Mine), Stratford, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA |
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