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Molybdenite from
Giovanni Bonu Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Giovanni Bonu Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689268:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMonte Narba Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMasaloni Mine, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘBacu Arrodas Mine (Baccu Arrodas Mine; Bacu Arrodas-S'Arrexini Mine), Muravera, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘSan Priamo Quarries, Idda Mountain, San Vito, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘNicola Secci Mine, Burcei, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘPerda Majori Mine, Villaputzu, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘSan Leone iron mine, Assemini, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘPunta de Su Seinargiu (Su Seinargiu; Su Senargiu), Sarroch, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘFuntana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘSa Stria dam (Monti Nieddu dam), Sarroch, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
References
De Castro, C. (1890) Descrizione geologico-mineraria della zona argentifera del Sarrabus (Sardegna). Memorie descrittive della Carta geologica d'Italia, 5, 68 pp. + 6 plates + 1 folded geological map
Traverso, G. B. (1898) Sarrabus e suoi minerali [Sarrabus and its minerals] - Note descrittive sui mineralidel Sarrabus facenti parte della collezione di minerali italiani presso il Museo civico di Genova [Descriptive notes on the Sarrabus minerals forming part of the Italian mineral collection at the Civic Museum of Genoa]. Tipografia e Libreria Sansoldi.
Stara, Paolo; Rizzo, Roberto; Brizzi, Giancarlo (1993) Sarrabus. Miniere e Minerali. Associazione Mineralogica Sarda. 208 pp.
 
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