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Molybdenite from
Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Molybdenite

Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Molybdenite, etc.

Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Molybdenite

Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Molybdenite, etc.

Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Molybdenite

Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Molybdenite, etc.

Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Optical Analysis
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Covellite1
Ferrimolybdite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:771440
Long-form Identifier:1:3:771440:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘJindabyne Copper prospect, Jindabyne, Wallace Co., New South Wales, Australia
67.0km (41.7 miles) ⓘWomobi Mine, Thologolong, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘWymah Wolfram Mine (No. 1 reef; No. 2 reef; Williams reef; Apple Tree Reef), Goulburn Co., New South Wales, Australia
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘSouth Grimwood Prospect, Goulburn Co., New South Wales, Australia
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘWalkers Molybdenite Deposit, Goulburn Co., New South Wales, Australia
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘHolbrook Quarry Molybdenite Prospect, Goulburn Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Xavier Webb
Hochwimmer, B (2012), The Unicorn Climax-type Mo Porphyry – a Urad-Henderson Analogy. Australian Institute of Geoscientists, AIG News No 107, 1-13
 
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