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Molybdenite from
Fostung deposit, Foster Township, Unorganized North Sudbury District, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fostung deposit, Foster Township, Unorganized North Sudbury District, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553116
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553116:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘTotten No. 2 Mine, Worthington Offset Dike, Worthington area, Drury Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘWorthington Mine, Worthington Offset Dike, Worthington area, Drury Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘVermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘMcCreedy East Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘColeman Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘFrench River occurrence, Bigwood Township, Killarney, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘQuirke Mines, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
96.0km (59.6 miles) ⓘDolmac Mine, Rathbun Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
(1998) International strategic mineral issues summary report: tungsten. Circular 930-O. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir930o
 
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