REF:Deposit:: HORTON, FEDERICK W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM; ITS ORES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 111, 132 PP.
Deposit:: R.U. KING, 1/15/70, MOLY. BASE MAP
Deposit:: VOEGELI, PAUL T., SR, AND KING, ROBERT U., 1969, OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIB
Commodities (Major) - Molybdenum
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Salt Wash Mbr-Morrison Formation
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite

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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Molybdenum

Mineral List

ⓘ Ferrimolybdite

ⓘ Molybdenite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Quartz-monzonite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ferrimolybdite

Formula: Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Ferrimolybdite	7.GB.30	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Ferrimolybdite	Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ · nH₂O
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂

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