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Molybdenite from
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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 Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Sopcha Massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:938467
Long-form Identifier:1:3:938467:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
4.0km (2.5 miles) Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
21.7km (13.5 miles) Kirovogorsk open pit, Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
30.6km (19.0 miles) Volchetundra massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
38.7km (24.0 miles) Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
39.6km (24.6 miles) Kaskasnyunchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
40.9km (25.4 miles) Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
42.2km (26.2 miles) Tuliok River head, East slope, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
57.3km (35.6 miles) Rasvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
57.7km (35.8 miles) Olenii Ruchei (Olenii Creek; Oleny Ruchei), Carbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
59.5km (37.0 miles) Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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