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Molybdenite from
Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:301 Ma
Minimum recorded age:300 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1301 to 300 MaPennsylvanian - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:123583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:123583:8
GUID (UUID V4):e094651f-8fb7-4661-9990-6618e7e25835
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘEpprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘUranium deposit, Rudolfstein, Weißenstadt, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, SinatengrĂŒn, Wunsiedel, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
65.6km (40.7 miles) ⓘWolframite mine, PechtelsgrĂŒn, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘGranite quarry (Röthenbach quarry), Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘWildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘSchneckenstein cliff (Königskrone Topaz Mine), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘTannenberg Mine (Shaft 176), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘNeujahr Mine, NeustĂ€dtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granites of the Aue–Schwarzenberg Zone (Erzgebirge, Germany) a major source for metalliferous ore deposits...Granite Zone (ASGZ), in the western Erzgebirge of Germany, is composed of small, lateVariscan F-poor biotite...Granite Zone“ (ASGZ), in the western Erzgebirge of Germany, comprise a diversity of granite stocks or small...Underground exposures in the Schneeberg–Schlema ore district imply that the granites of Aue, Gleesberg, and...WIL = KIB granite, type Wildenau. of Kirchberg (Germany) and Nejdek (Czech Republic) (cf. Fig. 1). Surprisingly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ofwhichweregivento mebyDr. Bischoff specimens mineral, 1. Molybdenite.-This Geo. M. Keim,Esq., of Reading,is foundin...are analysesof the two minerals. 1st,Zircon by Henneberg. 2d, Zircon fromLitchfield, by Gibbs. 3d, MalakonfromHitteroe
Book
should preferably be more detailed, e.g. walls of a quarry, or refuse heap specimen, so that one could find...Nickel Pyrites, Nickel Glance) Harzgerode, Harz, Germany tin-white to light steel-grey metallic opaque...Mountains, Germany ARSENOPYRITE FeAsS (Arsenical Py- rite, Mispickel) Freiberg, Ore Mountains, Germany tin-white... Gerinany CARNALLITE KMgCl; .6H,O Stassfurt, Germany INYOITE Ca[B;03(OH)s] . 4H Mount Blanco on Furnace...Na»Ca(COs3)o . 5H,O (Natrocalcite) Sangerhausen, Germany columnar, flattabular crystals, with dull crust;
Book (edition)
dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....Scbwarzwald Mts., in the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from the Rabejac deposit... = = = = = Acanthite, x 16 mm, Freiberg, Germany, H Abernathyite, 12 mm, Ririera/, France, H Abhurite...the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical areas acanthite may occur on...Sankt Christoph mine, near Breitenbrunn, Saxony, Germany, and many localities in the Alps, e.g. on Grossgreiner
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should preferably be more detailed, e.g. walls of a quarry, or refuse heap specimen, so that one could find...Harzgerode, Harz, Germany - CHLOANTHITE . NiAs3 (W hite Nickel) Schnee berg, Ore Mountains, Germany - ARSENOPYRITE...Pyrite, Mispickel) >-Freiberg, Ore Mountains, Germany S K UTTERUDITE CoAs (Smaltite) Bou Azzer, Morocco...-anhydrite, kainite, - - SYLVITE KC! Stassfurt, Germany - - tabular crystals, with orthorhombic habit... - - CARNALLITE KMgCl 3 ‱ 6H 2 0 Stassfurt, Germany lNYOITE Ca[B~03COH)6]. 4H 20 Mount Blanco on Furnace
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should preferably be more detailed, e.g. walls of a quarry, or refuse heap specimen, so that one could find...Nickel Pyrites, Nickel Glance) I Lu erode, Harz, Germany tin-white to light steel-grey greyish black metallic...Py­ rite, Mispickel; Freiberg, Ore Mountains, Germany tin-white to grey greyishblack metallic opaque...NiAs, (White Nickel) Schneeberg, Orc Mountains, Germany Table 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 & ?-T...kainite & o. rock salt SYLVITE KC1 Stassfurt, Germany thick-tabular crystals, coarsclygranular masses
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1,834 g (Meen, 1948) (Fig. 2.1); Rock Landing Quarry, Hadclam Neck, Conn., 6 X 7 X 10 cn1, 1,200 g (Ingerson...deposit, Great Bear Lake, Canada; Gold.fields district, Canada) (Fig. '2.7). Brecciated pitchblende 111ay...Canada and Schneeberg, Saxony. In the Blind River district of Ontario :fine-grained euheclral uraninite occurs...( octahedra up to 7 in. on edge); Rock Landing Quarry, Haddam Neck, Conn.; Ruggles mme, Descriptions...Dak.; Hyatt Beryl pegmatite, Crystal Mountain district, Colo.; Lac la Ronge, northern Sask.; Villeneuve
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MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...Beiley collected molybdenite specimens showing crystals to 6 cm (see this entry for Molybdenite), and in a...1991). Simdeled, Aust-Agder. Early in 1999, in a quarry near S~ndeled, collectors opened a pocket containing
Book
sometimes as fine, large speciÂŹ mens; at Freiberg, E. Germany; Pribram, Czechoslovakia; Broken Hill, New South...'branches' form a mesh. From the Harz Mountains, Germany 11 ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS and some may luminesce...Mount Avala, Yugoslavia and near Landsberg, W. Germany. It also occurs in the United States, in California... Localities. Fine crystals from Landsberg, W. Germany; and Coquimbo, Chile. Diamond C The transparent...areas in the vicinity of La Paz; also found in E. Germany. There are important deposits in North QueensÂŹ
Journal (issue)
systematic deduction o[ possible polytypes o[ molybdenite. Schweiz. Min. Petr. Mitt. 44, p. 105 - 120....Quartz, Rectorite and Cookeite from the Jeffrey quarry, near nort Little Rock, Pulasky County, Arkansas...ChursĂ€chsischen Anteils der GefĂŒrsteten Grafschaft Henneberg, in die er Fabriken einzeichnete, die Ziegel,...mineralogischen Beschreibung der GefĂŒrsteten Grafschaft Henneberg, ChursĂ€chsischen Anteils, nebst einer kurzen Geschichte
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Petrology Brennhausgasse 14, D-09596 Freiberg, Germany (e-mail, thomas.seifert@mineral.tu-freiberg.de)...mica-lamprophyre). Arme Leute Bergfreude mine, Marienberg district. small picture top right: Stringer zone W-As-Sn...ore-type. Ober Neuhaus Sachsen mine, Pobershau district. small picture on the bottom left: Zoned phlogopite-phenocryst...late-Variscan ore mineralization in the Erzgebirge (Germany and Czech Republic). Located at the northwestern...Saxonian Erzgebirge in the south-eastern part of East-Germany (this study) and the Bohemian Kruƥné hory located
Book (edition)
Fritz: Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. Donald B. Hoover: U.S.G.S., Federal Center, Lakewood...Institut fur Mineralogie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany. Duane Mellor: Geology Library, Yale University...Berlin, Germany. Peter Susse: MINABS, Inst. of Mineralogy, Univ. of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany. C. Sheldon...Pennsylvania. Hans J. Wilke: Eppertshausen/Hessen, Germany. Wendell E. Wilson: The Mineralogical Record, Tuscon...1 A085 = 10:50) =? 121.1.2 3.615 SOA Les A951) Saale eA. 4.049 Z.O9fala eles Note: Taenite (1.1.11.2)
Book (edition)
Colorado at the Pelican Dives m.ine, Silver Plume district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County;...Cripple Creek district. It is also found in Canada; Mexico; Bolivia; Czechoslovakia; Norway; Germany; Tsumeb;...occurrences are found in Chile, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, and Algeria. SELECTED REFERENCES: Palache...Califo1nia; in sodalite-syenite in the Julianehaab district, Greenland; in the liparite lavas of the island...also found at Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, East Germany. SELECTED REFERENCE: Davis, R. J., Hey, M. H .
Book (edition)
Colorado at the Pelican Dives mine, Silver Plume district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County;...Cripple Creek district. It is also found in Canada; Mexico; Bolivia; Czechoslovakia; Norway; Germany; Tsumeb;...occurrences are found in Chile, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, and Algeria. SELECTED REFERENCES: Palache...California; in sodalite-syenite in the Julianehaab district, Greenland; in the liparite lavas of the island...also found at Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony, East Germany. SELECTED REFERENCE: Davis, R. J., Hey, M. H.,
Book (edition)
Mexico (#2, column 1) and TENNANTITE, Dresser quarry, Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada (13, column 2). ...Prof. of Mineralogy, University of Cologne, West Germany; Curator of The Mineralogical Museun1. A dear friend... Mineralogical Museum, University of Cologne, Germany Mineralogical Museum , University of Berne, Switzerland...Colorado at the Pelican Dives rnine , Silver Plun1e district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County;...also found in Canada, Mexico, Czechoslovakia, and Germany. Acanthite is stable below 179°C. (Argentite is
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description of the actual place where it was found (ie quarry, erosion furrow, etc.), and the date of collection...minerals: molybdenite (8), manganese minerals ‱ Distinguishing features: the streak of blue molybdenite is greenish...H 0-2 > -~~ ' -"L!:. ·Y,,·· ';. , 39 Molybdenite (M olybdic ochre) 8 From t he Greek molybdos...the Urals (USSR), in Bayerischer Wald, (FRG); molybdenite crystals found in Edison - New Jersey (USA) and...in Wakefield - Quebec (Canada); hydrothermal molybdenite found in Ouesta - New Mexico, Climax - Colorado
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description of the actual place where it was found (ie quarry, erosion furrow, etc.), and the date of collection...water. Graphite is brittle when y minerals: molybdenite (8), manganese minere Similar cleaned mechanicall...Distinguishing features: the streak of blue molybdenite is greenish. Graphite has a dull lustre and lower...38 Covelline, kermesite Sulphide MoS, Molybdenite (Molybdic ochre) e Hardness: 1—1.5 e Streak:...the Urals (USSR), in Bayerischer Wald, (FRG); molybdenite crystals found in Edison — New Jersey (USA) and
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catastrophic. If the locality is, for example, a working quarry, this may be of little consequence, but if it consists...should also be taken when hammering at the base of quarry faces and cliffs not to dislodge loose boulders...ilmenite, cassiterite, scheelite, wolframite, molybdenite, garnet, mica, apatite, tourmaline, topaz, etc...are hematite, magneÂŹ tite, realgar, pyrite, molybdenite and covellite. A particular manifestation of...visible EXTRACTION Above: Blasting the terraced quarry faces of one of the world's largest copper workings
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catastrophic. If the locality is, for example, a working quarry, this may be of little consequence, but if it consists...should also be taken when hammering at the base of quarry faces and cliffs not to dislodge loose boulders...ilmenite, cassiterite, scheelite, wolframite, molybdenite, garnet, mica, such deposits have a considerable...found are hematite, magnetite, realgar, pyrite, molybdenite and covellite. A particular manifestation of...wisible EXTRACTION Above: Blasting the terraced quarry faces of one of the world's largest copper workings
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Justus-Liebig-UniversitĂ€t Senckenbergstrasse 3 35390 Giessen Germany K. WEBER Institut fĂŒr Geologie und Dynamik der...Göttingen Goldschmidtstrasse 3 37077 Göttingen Germany Cataloging-in-Publication D a t a applied for...international conference in G6ttingen/Giessen, Germany. Discussions were focused on the Tectonothermal...Geological Survey of Hessen Leberberg 9 65193 Wiesbaden Germany V. BACHTADSE Institut fur Allgemeine und Angewandte...Ludwig-Maximilians-U niversitat Theresienstr. 41 80333 Munchen Germany M. BANAS University of Mining and Metallurgy AI
Journal (volume)
Mining in Wisconsin. E. Metal Merchant, Breslau, Germany. Adjunct Professor of Metallurgy, School of Mines...United States—World’s Production of Arsenic— Canada—Germany—Italy—United Kingdom.29-31 ASBESTOS Asbestos Statistics...Trade—Production of Coal in the World—Belgium—Canada—France—Germany--Spain—United Kingdom—Coke Production—Production...Countries—Algeria—Australia—Brazil—Canada—Chile— Germany—Japan—Mexico—Peru—Spain and Portugal—Rio Tinto...World—Steel Production of the World—Canada— France—Germany—Mexico—Russia—Spain—United Kingdom—Progress in
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in every import¬ Prospector Miner ant mining district in the world, who keep its readers informed on...reached by lake or railway than any other mineral district of the continent. Important discoveries made every..., ■ -f Patent Lawyer and Solicitor, Giessen, Germany. Loan and Trust Bldg., Washington, D. C. Cable...for “ Blue Book ” Map of the Zinc-Lead Min¬ ing District. Price, §1.00. 1 AMMERS, t. l., v Mining Engineer...Austria-Hungary ; in Borneo ; in France ;. in Germany ; in Italy ; in Japan ; in New Zealand ; in Portugal
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the deep continental crust) Crust. 3. Geology - Germany (West) — OberWohlenberg, Jiirgen, 1933- . III....Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989 Printed in Germany The use of registered names, trademarks, etc....Deep Drilling Program of the Federal Republic of Germany (KTB) would be drilled in the Oberpfalz area...the most ambitious project in the geosciences in Germany. From the beginning, the "Senatskommission fiir...promoting the BMFT. Hence, in first place a of Germany, in the Federal Republic at at that time responsible
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... . . . . . Active Gold Mg. Co., Colo Acton District, Cal. . .. & Sulzer's Pat......................Sargent's Pau........ 360 Alsatian Petroleum Co., Germany.... 75 American Mine, Co.o...... 73, 337 Air Compressor...P, 2- Beal Group, Mont......... - Bear Lake District, Wyo...... Aztec Con. Silver Mg, Co., Mexico...Generator 552 123 608 285 386 613 ... 580 Beaver Lake District, Utah. Beaver Quartz Mining Co., Bechtol's Pat...632 Bald Indian Bay, Ont.. Arizona. Pearce Mg. District ......... 571 Baldoin, George........... .267
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Tarragona. Theseus. Tattooing. Thorium. Taunton. Thuringia. Tibbu. Tierra del Fuego. Swabia. Tellurium...presented by an arrangement which was common in Germany, viz. by the management of property under the rule...of Hamilton to serve under Gustavus Adolphus in Germany. He was back at Whitehall in May 1632; but during...intermediate zone of steppes. In the southern district, between 5 and 10 N., huge swamps extend on either...entirely within its borders. The most elevated district is a range of mountains running parallel to the
 
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