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Molybdenite from
Mo-Ti Corporation prospect, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA


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 Mo-Ti Corporation prospect, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99273
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99273:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘChristy property, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMagcobar Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMagnet Cove Rutile Company deposits, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘCove Creek Bridge and The Branch area, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘBaroid Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘDiamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘKimzey Prospect, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘJones Mill Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘBig Rock Quarry (3M Quarry; Arch Street Pike Quarry), Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘJeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 63:110.
Erickson, Ralph Leroy
V.C. Fryklund and D.F. Holbrook (1950) Titanium Ore Deposit of Hot Spring County Arkansas, Bulletin 16 Arkansas Geological Survey
Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.
 
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