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Molybdenite from
Pine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, 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 Pine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1273475
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1273475:7
GUID (UUID V4):8541e29b-629c-4434-af92-a65ca754c96a
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Stevens Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘSweetwater Mine, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine (Sky-High; Topaz), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘWinnemucca Lake Mine, Winnemucca Lake, Alpine County, California, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘLibby group, Ebbetts Peak, Alpine County, California, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘBear-Lagomarsino Airport deposit, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
Doebrich, J. L.
Garside, L. J.
Shawe, D. R. (1996) Characterization of mineral deposits in rocks of the Triassic to Jurassic magmatic arc of western Nevada and eastern California. USGS Open File report 96-6
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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