| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
|---|
|
| Species: | Molybdenite |
| Formula: | MoS2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Small flakes with pyrite in vein in gneiss. |
| Habit: | anhedral |
| Colour: | metallic |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
|---|
|
| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
|---|
|
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Molybdenite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
|---|
|
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Route 11 road cuts, Salem, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
|---|
|
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1243661 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1243661:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3ef5cf0e-b36d-4c12-9d3c-70875b4dee5f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite |
|---|
|
|
| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘLong Hill prospects (Turkey Hill prospects), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘNemo's Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘLong Hill Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘArnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘGulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.7km (12.2 miles) | ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.7km (12.2 miles) | ⓘShailor Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.1km (13.1 miles) | ⓘHill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
|---|
|
|
Route 11 road cuts, Salem, New London County, Connecticut, USA