| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Molybdenite |
| Formula: | MoS2 |
| Comments: | Some high-grade bunches several inches in diameter, but mpost erratically distributed in short, disconnected veinlets. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Associates: | Chalcopyrite
Euxenite-(Y)
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view New Years Eve Mine (Red Carbonate Mine; Amargosa Mine; Amargosa property; Snyder group), Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 204045 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:204045:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | aa2f3c89-b7a9-4117-884e-44e56add51c5 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite |
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| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 5.1km (3.1 miles) | ⓘEsperanza Mine [new] (Esperanza pit; Esperanza open pit mines; West Esperanza Mine), Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘSierrita Mine, Batamote Hills, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | ⓘPima Mine, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 11.0km (6.8 miles) | ⓘMineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘAbe Lincoln Mine, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 12.3km (7.6 miles) | ⓘEisenhower Mine (Eisenhower property/group; Mission Extension; Palo Verde Mine; Palo Verde copper deposit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘMission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 15.5km (9.6 miles) | ⓘNorth San Xavier pit (San Xavier North pit; San Xavier Mine), Mission complex, Pima Mining District (Olive Mining District; Mineral Hill Mining District; Twin Buttes Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, San Xavier (Tohono O'odom) Indian Reservation, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
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