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Molybdenite from
Granite quarry (Röthenbach quarry), Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Molybdenite

Granite quarry, Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granite quarry (Röthenbach quarry), Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:402902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:402902:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘWolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘNeujahr Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘWeißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘFürstenvertrag Mine (Shaft 90), Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘGleesberg Quarry, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘTannenberg Mine (Shaft 176), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘSchneckenstein cliff (Königskrone Topaz Mine), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘShaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘBärengrund, Aue, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Tröger, S. (2006) Molybdänit von Wildenau im sächsischen Vogtland. Lapis, 31 (7-8). p.78-79.
 
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