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Molybdenite from
Mittal-Hohtenn road tunnel, Mittal, Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland


Locality type:Tunnel
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mittal-Hohtenn road tunnel, Mittal, Steg-Hohtenn, Westlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:164128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:164128:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘUpper Tignausa vein, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘGrisighorn, Belalp, Naters, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘBaicolliou Mine, Grimentz, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘHillehorn northeast slope, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘChriegalp valley, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘWannenhorn, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘReckibach, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘMÃĪsserbach, FÃĪld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘMonte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘSchwarzenbach, FÃĪld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
References
Weibel, Max; Graeser, Stefan; Oberholzer, Walter F.; Stalder, Hans-Anton; Gabriel, Walter (1990) Die Mineralien der Schweiz [The minerals of Switzerland] (5th ed.). BirkhÃĪuser, Basel, Switzerland. p.1-222. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-7132-7
 
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