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Molybdenite from
Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489593:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘDrake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘSisk Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Claims: Black Hawk No. 1; Black Hawk No. 2), Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘHill Gulch, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘKing Wilhelm mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine, Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘLake Albion, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
60.3km (37.4 miles) ⓘBennett Mine (Hell Hole claims), Wheeler Basin, Grand County, Colorado, USA
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘWheeler Basin, Grand County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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