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Molybdenite from
Calvert Mine (Calvert Hill Mine; Calvert Tungsten Mine; Red Button Mine), Calvert Hill Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA


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 Calvert Mine (Calvert Hill Mine; Calvert Tungsten Mine; Red Button Mine), Calvert Hill Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:495857
Long-form Identifier:1:3:495857:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘLower Seymour Lake Mo Occurrence, Anaconda Range, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘStone Creek Mo Occurrence (Baggins Claims; Stone Creek Moly; Cob Group; Pioneer Claims; Frudo Claims), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘCannivan Gulch Prospect (Sheep Mountain Tungsten Prospect), Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘBlack Lion Prospect, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘIbex Mine (Up-2; Bear Paw), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘArmor Creek Mo Occurrence (Odell Claim Group), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘJacobson Meadows Occurrence, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘBobsled and O.C.J. Claims, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘGuy Mine, Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘMonaghan Molybdenum Prospect, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
www.lrream.com (2004) http://www.lrream.com/montanaskarns.html
 
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