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Molybdenite from
Crypto Mineral Deposit, Fish Springs Mining District, Fish Springs Mountains, Juab County, Utah, 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 Crypto Mineral Deposit, Fish Springs Mining District, Fish Springs Mountains, Juab County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:658063
Long-form Identifier:1:3:658063:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘClifton, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘReaper Mine, Clifton, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘRex Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘYellow Hammer Mine, Clifton, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘRustler Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘRube Gold Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘCane Springs Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘScheelite Queen Mine, Notch Peak Mining District, Millard County, Utah, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘBell Base Lode, Notch Peak Mining District, Millard County, Utah, USA
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘAmasa Valley, House Range, Millard County, Utah, USA
References
Ken Puchlik (2009) The Crypto Zinc-Indium-Copper-Molybdenum Skarn Deposit, Western Juab County, Utah. Utah Geological Association newsletter VOLUME 41, NUMBER 6 June 2009
Staargaard, C. F. (2009). Geology and Exploration at the Crypto Zinc-Indium-Copper-Molybdenum Skarn Deposit, Fish Springs Mining District, Juab County, Utah. Geology and Geologic Resources and Issues of Western Utah, 2009 Pages 143-156. Utah Geological Association
 
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