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Molybdenite from
Marble Bay mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:3R polytype.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marble Bay mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:94372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:94372:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLittle Billy Mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLittle Billie Mine (Little Billy; McLeod No.1 Fraction; Van Anda; Vananda) Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCornell Mine, Texada Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘOK Cu-Mo deposit, Powell River, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMt Washington mine, Comox District, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘChalco Mine, Menzies Bay, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘGambier Island porphyry copper deposit, Gambier Island, Vancouver Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Dana 7:I:196.
Walker, T. L. (1930): Mineral association at the Marble Bay Mine, Texada Island, B. C. Geol. Ser. No. 29 (Contributions Can. Mineral), 5-8.
(n.d.) Minfile, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.104P 026
 
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