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Molybdenite from
Alto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, 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 Alto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529329:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘTiajuana Mine (Tiajuana prospect; Tia Juana Mine; Santa Cruz claim; Santa Maria claim), Josephine Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘCarrie Nation Mine (Square Deal prospect), Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘElephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMcCleary prospects (McCleary Molybdenum; Molybdenite Mine; Sun Lode Molybdenum Mine; Morales Mine; Molybdenum prospects), Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMolybdenite prospects (McCleary prospects), White House, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘMcLeary prospects, Stone Cabin Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘJackson Mine, Jackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur), Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mine (Red Mountain Copper prospect; Gem Mine; Carlton property; Ten Grand Mine; Red Mountain project), Red Mountain, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘVentura Mine group (Morris group; George Morris Mine; George Morris Gold claim; Old Timer Mine; Homestake Mine; Georgia Mines), Ventura Canyon, Cox Gulch, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037106, MRDS ID #M030411.
 
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