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Molybdenite from
Stone Creek Mo Occurrence (Baggins Claims; Stone Creek Moly; Cob Group; Pioneer Claims; Frudo Claims), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead 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 Stone Creek Mo Occurrence (Baggins Claims; Stone Creek Moly; Cob Group; Pioneer Claims; Frudo Claims), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500893:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘIbex Mine (Up-2; Bear Paw), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘBlack Lion Prospect, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘArmor Creek Mo Occurrence (Odell Claim Group), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCalvert Mine (Calvert Hill Mine; Calvert Tungsten Mine; Red Button Mine), Calvert Hill Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘCannivan Gulch Prospect (Sheep Mountain Tungsten Prospect), Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘBobsled and O.C.J. Claims, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘJacobson Meadows Occurrence, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘGuy Mine, Elkhorn Mining District (Coolidge Mining District; Wise River Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘOld Tim Mo Occurrence, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘMonaghan Molybdenum Prospect, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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