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Molybdenite from
Polaris Mine, Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson 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 Polaris Mine, Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500154:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHelena-Jefferson Mine (Hog Mine), Alahambra Mining District (Golconda Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBeaverton Cu deposit, Alahambra Mining District (Golconda Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMontana Tunnels Mine (Part of Corbin Copper Claims), Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘKing Solomon Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine (Comet Mine), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘWarm Spring, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘFree Enterprise Mine (Silver Bell), Boulder, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘWhite Pine Mine (Genevieve), Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘNickelodeon occurrence, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
29.5km (18.3 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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