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Molybdenite from
Ann-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


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 Ann-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565694
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565694:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘAlunite Hill, Buckskin Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘBear-Lagomarsino Airport deposit, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘFlyboy claims (McCoy mine), Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘOld Soldier mine (Lost Soldier mine), Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘSweetwater Mine, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
References
Obradovic, Jelena, Stamatakis, Michael G., Anicic, Stojan, Economou, George S. (1992) Borate and borosilicate deposits in the Miocene Jarandol Basin, Serbia, Yugoslavia. Economic Geology, 87 (8) 2169-2174 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.8.2169
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Runyon, S. E. (2013). Contrasting Fe oxide-rich mineralization in the Yerington district. Nevada: Unpublished MS thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.
 
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