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Molybdenite from
Lucky Four; Hump Island Prospect, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lucky Four; Hump Island Prospect, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:584891
Long-form Identifier:1:3:584891:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘReady Mix; Carlanna Creek; Hoadley Creek; Trapdoor; Little Sue Prospects, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘVenitia (Black Swan; Laundromat; Jim's cut Prospect), Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - KC054; western Gravina Island), Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - KC051; east of Swan Lake), Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘTacoma; Peacock Prospects, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘBrown and Metzdorf Mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘNanjan Prospect, Roe Point, Misty Fjords National Monument, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘPyrite Lode Occurrence, Misty Fjords National Monument, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CR158), Lake Marge, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - KC023), Walker Cove, Misty Fjords National Monument, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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