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Molybdenite from
Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:62238
Long-form Identifier:1:3:62238:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Molybdenite in this Region
Hertig mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘHertig mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘNautanen North deposit, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘNautanen Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘAitik Mine, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSalmijärvi, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘLiikavaara East, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘGruvberget, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘVähävaara, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘRappukoski, Junosuando, Pajala, Norrbotten County, Sweden
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘKlubbudden, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden
References
Lyckberg, Peter (2006) The Malmberget iron mine, Sweden- A world class mineral locality. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 33. 75-87
 
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