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Molybdenite from
Manhattan mine, Highland Mining District, Highland Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manhattan mine, Highland Mining District, Highland Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1555834
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1555834:3
GUID (UUID V4):3c3a47eb-7ca4-4a50-a9b1-4ae206d4362a
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.5km (0.3 miles) Manhattan Gap, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
74.9km (46.6 miles) Schwartz Canyon Deposits, Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
74.9km (46.6 miles) Ad adit (Schwartz tunnel), Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
97.6km (60.7 miles) North Tem Piute mine (Schofield mine), Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
97.6km (60.7 miles) Schofield Mine, Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
97.8km (60.8 miles) Lincoln mine (Tem Piute mine; Emerson mine; North Tempiute; South Thumb; Tempiute; Wah Chang Tungsten Mine), Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
97.8km (60.8 miles) Emerson Mine, Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and SourceRocksin thePioeheDistrict,LincolnCounty,Nevada PETER O. VIKRE •,* ANDQUENTIN J. BROWNE** ASARCOIncorporated...510EastPlumbLane,Reno,Nevada89502 Abstract In thePioche district, lead,zinc,silver, gold,copper, andmanganese ...priortothelateOligocene. Theserocks nowunderlie thePioche district, alongtwolow-angle detachment faults.Leadandsulfurisotope...ofdeposits atPiocheand inothermultiple-intrusion mining districts intheGreatBasin mayprovide valuable exploration...relationships andregional magnetHighland Range, andElySprings Range ofnorth-central Lin- combined ism to
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...represented by numerous geothermal areas. The range of minerals found in mines, quarries, and prospect...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk
Book
DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■ A. . 6 v'...1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO...RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of this book is...infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................................................ 187 Nevada..................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Catalog/List
FAXYOUR ORDER OR INQUIRY TO: INTER-USA: 408-926-6015 NON-USA: ( • )-l-408-926-6015 CALL TOPLACE ORDERS:...these". The occurrence of Acanthite from the Cobalt District is also mentioned in "HB" I, P. l. Crystalline...small white scalenohedrdl ;<]s. uf Calcite (sizes range from micro to± 5 rrm) fonn the matrix. Crystalline...1/2" thick. $28.50 A 4042AGUILARITE - San Carlos Mine, Municipio de Guandjuato, State of Guanaju...P. Aguilar, the superintendent of the San Carlos Mine, the locality from which the mineral was originally
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Report (issue)
TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By ADOLPH KNOPF. INTRODUCTION. The tungsten...northwestern Inyo County, Cal., are west of Bishop, the largest town in Owens Valley. The mining industry centers...and alluvial deposits at the base of the Sierra Nevada. Similar groups of hills farther south in Owens...they are dwarfed into insignificance by the mighty range behind them, which towers to altitudes of 13,000...feet. Tungsten has been found also in the Sierra Nevada itself, southwest of Bishop. The tungsten-bearing
Journal (issue)
‘Continued on p. 247 Articles The Outlaw mine, Nye County, Nevada ........................................J. P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto The Messina mining district, South A frica ..............................Valley Road Watsonville, California 95076 The Outlaw mine has long been known as an occurrence o f rare and...benjaminite, fo r which it is the type locality. The mine has been idle fo r more than 60 years, and because...More than 30 minerals have been identified from the mine and studies continue on the sulfosalt mineralogy
Book (edition)
YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to
Journal (issue)
Type Localities: NEVADA: steep northeast wall of glory hole, B & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt...Oceanic mine, San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan...Museum. The mineral is named for Curt N. Schuette, a mining geologist who specialized in mercury deposits....H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed it...German-American mining engineer. References: RIOTTE, E. N. (1867) Stetefeldit, eine neues mineral von Nevada. Berg-
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite. Electron microprobe analyses reveal a range of compositions in individual crystal masses from...km west of the village of Lairg in the Northern Highland Terrane (Fig. 1). It intrudes Moinian psammites...although precise age dates are lacking. Low-grade molybdenite mineralization is sporadically distributed t...Disseminated mineralization is largely restricted to molybdenite, pyrite and fluorite, sporadically scattered...scattered throughout the monzogranite. Molybdenite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite and bismuth minerals as well
Report (issue)
STATE OF NEVADA Open-file Report 79-235 1979 Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Nevada Operations...SURVEY INVENTORY OF GRANITIC MASSES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA Compiled by Richard W. Spengler, Florian Maldonado...-----------------------------------------Clark County-----------------------------------------------...-------------------------------------------Lincoln County-------------------------------------------...----------------------------------Southern Nye County-----------------------------------------------
Report (issue)
of Precious Metal Deposits, Southern Toquima Range, Nevada By Daniel R. Shawe 1 Open-File Report 86-0459...of precious metal deposits, southern Toquima Range, Nevada by Daniel R. Shawe U.S. Geological Survey, MS...southern Toquima Range, Nevada, showing locations of the Round Mountain, Manhattan, Belmont, and Jefferson........................... Geologic map of the Manhattan quadrangle showing mines and mineralized rocks...Precious metal deposits in the southern Toquima Range resulted from several distinct mineralizing events
Report (issue)
Major Mines of Nevada 2016 Mineral Industries in Nevada’s Economy NEVADA COMMISSION ON MINERAL RESOURCES...active mines in Nevada and maintains the State’s mine registry. Information concerning mining operations and...activities on both public and private lands in Nevada. Staff also monitors production of oil, gas, and...resources to ensure proper management and conservation. Nevada is a member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact...Compact Commission. The Division’s abandoned mine lands program provides for public safety by identifying
Report (volume)
SILVER: (B) Reconnaissance of the Conconully and Ruby mining districts, Wash., by E. L. Jones, jr. (published...(published Aug. 12, 1916)...................... (E) Lode mining in the Quartzburg and Grimes Pass porphyry belt...Golden Arrow, Clifford, and Ellendale districts, Nye County, Nev., by H. G. Ferguson (published Oct. 3,1916)....................... (I) -The Gold Log mine, Talladega County, Ala., by E. S. Bastin (published Oct................. (J) Placer deposits of the Manhattan district, Nev., by H. G. Ferguson (published Jan.
Book (volume)
of stately pines on the Piedmont. Beneath the highland forests lie some of the oldest crystalline rocks...the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren, Wilkox, and Lincoln counties. In...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
Book
A Range Guide to MINES and MINERALS " How and Where A ,-A 1 to Find Valuable Ores and Minerals...quickly informative.”— “Practical Virginia Kirkus RANGE GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERALS A by Jay Ellis Did...stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...of popular the Ellis Ransom, Rock-huntefs Range Guide, tells everything you need to know to go about...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
equal to similar specimens found in San Benito County, California. John H. Betts is a full-time mineral...from Corlaer’s Hook on the lower east side of Manhattan. This was a large alluvial deposit 20–50 meters...between 58th and 60th streets on the west side of Manhattan (Chamberlin 1888). In 1818 the Lyceum of Natural...Natural History of New York was founded in Manhattan and was the central scientific body for geology and...including a hand-colored map and geologic sections of Manhattan. Cozzens also donated forty-nine mineral specimens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SETTING OF THE GRANITIC PEGMATITES OF NEW YORK STATE, USA Marian V. LUPULESCU§ Research and Collections, New...New York State Museum, Albany, New York 12230, USA Jeffrey R. CHIARENZELLI Department of Geology, St...13617, USA David G. BAILEY Geosciences Department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York 13323, USA Abstract...(Adirondack Highlands). Their mineral assemblages range from simple to complex, with localized occurrences...isokite, wagnerite), (e) sulfides (bismuthinite, molybdenite), and (f) tungstates (scheelite). The pegmatite
 
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