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Molybdenite from
Beaver Creek Occurrence, Beaver Creek Mining District (Winston Mining District), Broadwater County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beaver Creek Occurrence, Beaver Creek Mining District (Winston Mining District), Broadwater County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496240:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘWhite Pine Mine (Genevieve), Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘWarm Spring, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘKing Solomon Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘHelena-Jefferson Mine (Hog Mine), Alahambra Mining District (Golconda Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘPolaris Mine, Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘBeaverton Cu deposit, Alahambra Mining District (Golconda Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘMontana Tunnels Mine (Part of Corbin Copper Claims), Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘFree Enterprise Mine (Silver Bell), Boulder, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine (Comet Mine), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘAnderson Prospect, Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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