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Molybdenite from
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


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 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536753:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMcLeary prospects, Stone Cabin Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘMolybdenite prospects (McCleary prospects), White House, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
5.1km (3.1 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
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘCarrie Nation Mine (Square Deal prospect), Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘElephant Head group of claims (Tremaine-Daniels group), Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘRidley Mine, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘTiajuana Mine (Tiajuana prospect; Tia Juana Mine; Santa Cruz claim; Santa Maria claim), Josephine Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘEast Helvetia deposit (Helvetia East Mine; Helvetia Mine; Rosemont deposit), Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘElgin Mine, Elgin Mine group, Peach-Elgin copper deposit, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039499, MRDS ID #M050172.
 
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