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Molybdenite from
Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:Abundant in some district mines.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:643972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:643972:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Molybdenite in this Region
Golden Stag Mine (Monahan Mine), Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘGolden Stag Mine (Monahan Mine), Duncan Hill, Auburn, Ophir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘElder Mine (Willet Mine), Clipper Gap, Placer County, California, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘFunny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘPacific Quartz Mine (Pacific Mine), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine (Enterprise Mine; Kellogg; Backman/Greenman/Sandoe; Little Wolf/Red Rose/Enterprise; Alaska/Hickson/Nute/Richards; Wisconsin claims), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘNevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘNevada City Mine, Indian Flat, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘGrizzley Flat deposit (Sciaroni; Candor; Pierce), Happy Valley, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘFern Leaf claim (Cleveland claim), Camptonville, Camptonville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar (1894a), The gold-silver veins of Ophir, California: UGS 14th. Ann. Report, part 2: 273
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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