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Molybdenite from
Molybdenite prospect, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Molybdenite prospect, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814443
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814443:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘElliott's Mine, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘRoss Mine, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCole Mine, Bromley Township, Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘMorin Sand and Gravel Quarry, Litchfield, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘKirkham Mine, Shawville-Otter Lake area, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine (Bagot Molybdenite Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘZenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘYates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘHuddersfield Uranium mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘQuilty Mine, Blithfield Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Mandarino, J. A., Mandarino, J. A. (1970) Molybdenite polytypes in the Royal Ontario Museum. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (4) 723-729
 
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