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Molybdenite from
Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA


Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:105689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:105689:1
GUID (UUID V4):badc34f0-555d-445f-a622-a1d547fa9b86
Localities for Molybdenite in this Region
Lincoln Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
3.8km (2.4 miles) William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) Big Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) Colony Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) Davis Pyrite Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) Mary Louise Copper Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) Proctorsville, Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) Wilton Crushed Stone Quarry, Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) Pearl Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) Betts Manganese Mines (Anson Betts Mine; Plainfield Manganese Mines; Taconic Manganese Mines), Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already...activity produced new localities, renewed some old localities, and resulted in new minerals being discovered...at 15:01 05 January 2015 LOCATIONS BY COUNTY Belknap County Alton area: arsenopyrite, galena, quartz
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Massachusetts 01862 LUORITE DEPOSITS OF WESTMORELAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE N E W H A M P S H I R E , W E L L K...in the vicinity of Westmoreland. Westmoreland is located in southwest New Hampshire near the Connecticut...River, approximately 15 miles west of Keene in Cheshire County. The fluorite district hosts six or more tabular...veins contain quartz, barite, and accessory molybdenite, chalcopyrite, galena, and malachite as gangue...ex­ posed. Figure 3: Location map, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, fluorite district. Figure 2 (left):
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED # „ . PLEASE SEND THEM I N . Abbreviations: x l —...the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo., there is marmatite. It is a high-iron sphalerite...abandoned copper mines near my home in Meriden (New Haven Co.), Conn., I discovered some small nuggets...dated Sept. 13, 1959, from Jan Worth (age 16), 98 New Hanover Ave., Meriden, Conn. DELAWARE—Dark gray chert...Illinois to Buffalo State Park in central LaSalle County, 111. We found many sam115 pies of the fish-tail
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALS WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES Items On New Finds Are Desired. Alabama—J. R. Lee of Bridgeport...pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained
Book
of some of the principal localities in the same county, was given by Messrs . Greg and Lettsom in their...locality by some independent authority, such as maps, county directories, local guide books, &c. The geological...Introduction to Mineralogy, by the late WILLIAM PHILLIPS. New Edition, by H. J. BROOKE, F.R.S., F.G.S., and W.H...APJOHN, F.R.S. 1850. A Descriptive Catalogue of a New Collection of Minerals in the Museum of the Royal...BEDFORDSHIRE BERKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHESHIRE 31 CORNWALL . 32 52 CUMBERLAND DERBYSHIRE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
July/August: Fluorite, William Wise mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire; Resur­ rection Mining Co. specimen,...Minerals, M. Robbins, 35-41 Albite, New Hampshire, 340 Almandine, New Hampshire, 302 Amygdule Minerals in Keweenawan...Douglas County, Wisconsin, W. S. Cordua, 412-415 Anatase, New Hampshire, 343, 436 Andalusite, New Hampshire... 143 Ankerite, Colorado, 132, 143 Apatite, New Hampshire, 304, 354 Are There Patron Saints for Rock and...wulfenite, 19-25 Arsenopyrite, New Hampshire, 290, 436 Astrophyllite, New Hampshire, 290 Atz, L . , see Robinson
Book (edition)
channels of trade, transportation and consumption, new utilizations, and recent discoveries, have, to a...most part, have been progressive. In addition to new finds of valuable deposits, many of the occurrences...has therefore seemed advisable to pre sent such new information as may bring the whole subject more nearly...gas fields occur in almost every State except in New England and a few Southern States, but the discoveries...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals of New Hampshire A Checklist JANET W. C A R E S 18 S i n g l e t a r y L a n e Sudbury. Massachusetts...ities. As other articles in this issue will attest, New Hamp­ shire has rightfully earned its nickname, the...mistaken for stibnite in some references) and molybdenite crystals with ferri­ molybdite (sometimes mistaken...barite occurs in the well-known fluorite mines of Westmoreland. Large well- formed crystals of cordicrite... while copper minerals—which are scarce in New Hampshire—are found mainly in a few small depos­ its.
Catalog/List
3-1300 AJOITE (A120x*6Cu0,10Si0?*5^h?0), Ajo, Pima County, Arizona. Describe* in the American Mineralogist...2x2, $4.00; 2x2i, $6.00. AURICHALCITE, Kelly Mine, New Mexico. Colorful sky-blue small crystals thickly...crystals up to li" on matrix,1^x2^,$7.50. England (Westmoreland). Gray, translucent large crystals, termin­...crystals, lxl£, $7.00. BERAUNITE, Palermo Mine, New Hampshire. Very small amounts of green­ ish micro-crystals...CHALCOPYRITE, New Mexico. Large (g") twinned crystals on matrix, 24x34, $7.50. COPPER, NATIVE, New Mexico
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
World News on Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...at the southeast side of the New Haven Municipal Airport in East Haven (New Haven Co.), Conn. The fluorite...masses of hypersthene can be found in Talleyville, New Castle Co., Del. FLORIDA — Last February we had some...by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...on the beam by throwing in my hat. With all the new strikes and the old ones being restaked and recorded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Science in the elementary schools of Keene, New Hampshire is being supplemented this year by Mineral Collections...learning the identity and nature of minerals found in New England so they might better teach the subject of...Most of the specimens come from areas within the New England States and were donated from the private...from Arizona and fossils from New York State. The minerals of the New England region are representative...donated were samples of magnetite, octahedrons, molybdenite, chalcopyrite, galena, graphite, autunite from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALOGIST, VOL. 55, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1970 MOLYBDENITE POLYTYPES IN THEORY AND OCCURRENCE.II. SOME NATURALLY-OCCURRING...NATURALLY-OCCURRING POLYTYPES OF MOLYBDENITE Sciences, of Geological' Juonn W. FnoNpBr-,Department. H...Pennsylaania 108 specimens of naturally-occurring molybdenite, representing 83 localities throughout the world...varying proportions. No new modifications of naturally-occurring molybdenite were found. Copper mineralization...INrnonucrror.r This study was made on 108 specinens of molybdenite from 83 localities throughout the world. This
Report (issue)
depleted, new deposits are found, new extractive technology and uses are developed, and new geologic knowledge...knowledge and theories indicate new areas favorable for exploration. This Professional Paper discusses...types of fluorine occurrences-Continued Colorado-New Mexico-western Texas-southeastern Arizona, by R................................................... New Mexico ............................................Texas ........................................ . New York............................................
Journal (issue)
May 2001 Mine ral News The Mineral Database • New version - 4 .0 - now available. Version 4.0 now has...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-6 64-2448 Email: lanny@mineralnews.com...spangolite and brochantite from the Tex Mex Mine in New Mexico, but having paid $50, together, it will be...and mineral history enthusiast. $24.00 per year in USA $30.00 per year elsewhere Matrix Publishing Company...jlininger@matrixpubl1sh1ng.com May 2001 Wulfenite from New Hampshire-A Correction • Art Smith 9118 Concho Street
Report (issue)
producers at the present time. Derbyshi1·e .-In this county fluorspar is found filling v.ein fissures and cavities...0·5 ••• • • • 0·1 ••• • Du-rha-m .-In this county the productive locality is the llpper pa1~t of...vein, about 2½ miles south-west of Alston in this county, is from 15 feet tiO 30 feet in width, and consists...Commonwealth, but production has bee,n largely confined to New South Wales, where there are extensive deposit•s...and lead, while in many of· the smaller vugs molybdenite and kaolin occur. The oolo,u r of the fluorspar
Report (volume)
Prof. H. E. Gregory, Sheffield Scientific School, New Haven. Delaware.........Prof. B. L. Miller, Lehigh...Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal. New Jersey...... .Dr. H. B. Kummel, Trenton. New York.........Mr. D. H. Newland...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Malachite, Fluorite, Molybdenite, Ferrimolybdite, Sphalerite, Arsenopyrite. These...sandstones, diabase, basalt, also some conglomerate as in New Jersey. Some of the Connecticut locations discussed:...different types of rock. In trap rock at Meridan, New Haven and Mt. Carmel, albite, spodumene to cymatolite...to French Creek from Perkiomenville we passed a new Cadillac in a ditch off the road. We stopped our...Lancaster, and recently elected President of the new Pennsylvania Mineralogical Society. They suggested
Report (issue)
Particular volumes may be revised periodically with a new year date. The volumes may be found in libraries...BGN to include the authority to standardize all new and changed geographic names for Federal use. The...consideration. The BGN also has a policy of not approving new domestic geographic names that honor or may be construed...request the BGN to render formal decisions on proposed new names, proposed name changes, or names that are in...maritime powers of Europe explored and settled the new territory and gave names to the features of the land
Journal (issue)
....... . ' ·• '. • · . 1 , 'r· . · . ., ., · , New Uraniu·m~11Jorium Occurren~~·~ln'.~Ort~'ar:J1ptoQ... f.)_!. ;-~i. ~ .'.~~'.. ~:....... @ih'; :, ·-. New from the U.S~'G~ol()gical·~u;,{e~~l::f£.:!,;:~/)~..."·"~(· I•' ·' J.. :.' ', t;J~: J .!/. ;· N~w Molybdenite O¢_clJra~ce~in ~~~rk$:CbUrl'w .~ : -;,~_~..;...FRIEND The latest craze sweeping the country is a new kind of pet. Advertisements in maj-or .city papers...USE The U. S. Geological Survey has issued three new Professional Papers on applied aspects of geology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers of this column will...sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners of the cube...pieces are all from the fluorspar district, Hardin County, Illinois. Cincinnati Museum Center specimens,...cubes from Trestia, Transylvania region, Maramures County, Romania, appears to be a complete replacement...example, Dunn (1995) reported that some Franklin, New Jersey, fluorites fade when exposed to light. Other
Catalog/List
3x4-$ 1.00, 60C/lb, ALBERTITE - Albert Mines, New Brunswick - pure very light glistening black amorphous...3x3-$3.S0, 3x4-$5.00, $3.00/lb. BARITE - Memramcook, New Brunswick - nearly pure white Xne. masses - lxl-l0C...lxl.5-40c, lx2-60c, $3.50/lb. CALCITE - Franklin, New Jersey - white to gray masses with minor franklinite... 3x3-$3. 50, 3x4-$6,00, $2.00/lb. CROCIDOLITE - New Jersey·- thin light blue coatings on rock - lxl-lOC...3x3-$15.00,$20.00, 3x4-$25.00 DOLOMITE - Lockport, New York - clean attractive groups of sharp white rhombohedral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE GEOLOGY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY] at 17:57 25 August 2017 The Granite...Granite State "As Maine goes—so goes New Hampshire" geology of the two states, not to their politics. EUGENE...Department of Environmental Sciences Concord, New Hampshire 03302 N E W H A M P S H I R E IS K N O W N...precision. Bedrock Statewide syntheses of New Hampshire bedrock geology began in 1839 with the work...(m.y.) old, and events recorded in the rocks of New Hamp­ shire are relatively late; our oldest record
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mine in Scranton, Pa., some nine miles east of the new locality. Since his book represents a survey of the...seemsIittle doubt but that the occurrence here noted is a new one. 1 Gordon, S. G., The Mi.nerol,ogy of Pennsylvania...containing both non-volatile and volatile components. The new edition has a considerable section (110 pages) dealing...volatile components would probably not have justified a new edition, but the inclusion cf the fundamental anhydrous...Chester; malachite crystals from Bridgeport, Pa.; molybdenite crystals from Hillburn, N. Y ; and pyrrhotite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mine in Scranton, Pa., some nine miles east of the new locality. Since his book represents a survey of the...seemsIittle doubt but that the occurrence here noted is a new one. 1 Gordon, S. G., The Mi.nerol,ogy of Pennsylvania...containing both non-volatile and volatile components. The new edition has a considerable section (110 pages) dealing...volatile components would probably not have justified a new edition, but the inclusion cf the fundamental anhydrous...Chester; malachite crystals from Bridgeport, Pa.; molybdenite crystals from Hillburn, N. Y ; and pyrrhotite
 
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