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Molybdenite from
White Mountain Prospect (Big Joe-Lost Summer Group), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Mountain Prospect (Big Joe-Lost Summer Group), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:452359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:452359:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘWalton prospect (Little Falls Creek; Walton Molybdenite; Anda Walton Moly Group), Little Fall Creek, Custer County, Idaho, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘWildhorse Mine (Steep Climb; Hard To Find; Beaver), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek Deposit (Brinton; Castle Peak; Livingston Mine), Boulder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘBaker Lake Prospect (Uncle Jess Deposit), Boulder Creek, East Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘThe Empire Mine (Phoenix Mine), Mackay area, Custer County, Idaho, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘVaught Prospect, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘEmpire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘEmpire Occurrence (Phoenix; Vaught), Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘHappy Day Mine, Camas Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘPat Hughes Creek Prospect, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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