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Molybdofornacite from
Alice Mine (Yellow Pine Extension Mine; Green Mountain Mine), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA


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Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite, etc.

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite, etc.

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
01653030017415284256652.jpg
Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
04603860017367959764268.jpg
Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite, etc.

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
01653030017415284256652.jpg
Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Molybdofornacite

Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdofornacite
Formula:Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hemimorphite2
Rosasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdofornacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alice Mine (Yellow Pine Extension Mine; Green Mountain Mine), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615301:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Collection of John Dagenais
 
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