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Molybdenite from
Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


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 Fengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:453157
Long-form Identifier:1:3:453157:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBanshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘLijiawan Cu-(Au) deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘJilongshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘBaoshan Cu mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘWushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘYangjishan Mine, Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘDingjiashan Cu-Au deposit (Dengjiashan Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘChengmenshan mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘTielukan deposit, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘChimashan Mine, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
References
Jingqu Yao (1981): Geology and Prospecting 17(7), 35-40
Lin Zhang (2001): Hunan Nonferrous Metals 17(4), 13-15
Minfang Wang, Xiaodong Deng, and Shijian Bi (2009): A study on the enrichment of Pt and Pd in the Fengshan porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Hubei. Geology and Exploration 45(2), 38-43.
 
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