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Molybdenite from
Copper Girl (Copper Girl 1906; Patented Claims: Valley View), Copper Gulch Area, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Girl (Copper Girl 1906; Patented Claims: Valley View), Copper Gulch Area, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374391:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine (Copper Boy Mine), Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Prospect (Mowe; Hollister and Drake Operation Claims: Mary Jean; Lucky Strike; Shamrock Claims), Copper Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘLiberty Bond Claim, Southern Grape Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mine; Iron Hill Mine), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Strip Mine (MRDS - 10101781), Custer County, Colorado, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘStacy Claims (Grey Eagle Mary Ann Big Horn; Stacey Claims), Rainbow Lake Mining District, Lake Creek Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘKnight - Stacy Occurrence (Grab; Rito Alto), Rainbow Lake Mining District, Lake Creek Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Molybdenum Occurrence (MRDS - 10012886), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘUnknown Molybdenum Occurrence (MRDS - 10016576), Custer County, Colorado, USA
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