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Molybdenite from
Jumbo, Marmot lower basin Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jumbo, Marmot lower basin Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:583419
Long-form Identifier:1:3:583419:8
GUID (UUID V4):da306c58-4f54-475c-943a-7cb57e8c0f4d
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.4km (0.9 miles) β“˜Marmot upper basin Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) β“˜Heckla; Greenpoint Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) β“˜Galena; Marmot group Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) β“˜Greenpoint Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) β“˜Glacier; Banded Mountain Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) β“˜Hummel Canyon Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) β“˜Swennings Greenpoint Occurrence, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) β“˜Texas Creek Comstock; Hyder Lead; Texas Comstock; Joe Joe; Fortuna; Alaska-Comstock; Jackson-Hummel Prospect, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) β“˜Bluebird Occurrence, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) β“˜Mountain View: Fish Creek nos. 1; 2 and 3; Skookum; Gray Copper; Ruby Silver Mine, Hyder Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
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