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Molybdenite from
Kingston Mica Mine (Bedford), Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada


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 Kingston Mica Mine (Bedford), Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:879676
Long-form Identifier:1:3:879676:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLacey Mine (Smith and Lacey Mine; G.E. Mine), Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘParham Molybdenite Pit, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘLong Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘDwyer molybdenite occurrence, Sheffield Township, Stone Mills Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘChisholm mine, Sheffield Township, Stone Mills Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘEnterprise Mine, Sheffield Township, Stone Mills Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘEnterprise area, Camden East Township, Stone Mills Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘKirkham Mine, Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘKring occurrence, Miller Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘSeymour Mine, Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1983) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Kingston, Ontario to Lac St-Jean, Quebec. Miscellaneous Report 32. Geological Survey of Canada 130 pp.
 
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