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Molybdenite from
Bobcat Gulch Prospect (Napolean Ridge), Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, 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 Bobcat Gulch Prospect (Napolean Ridge), Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:445307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:445307:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Prospect, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘRanger Mine (Slag-A-Melt Mine), Silver Ridge group (Joker; Comet; Gold Ridge), Beaverhead Mining District (Dark Horse Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Occurrence, Mineral Hill Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMissouri Belle Mine, Gibbonsville Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘSheep Creek, Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘBlue Nose Mine, Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘDark Star group (Dark Star claim; Sheep Creek Adit No. 1; Sheep Creek Adit No. 2), Alta, Hughes Creek Mining District (Alta Mining District), Ravalli County, Montana, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘBarbara Prospect, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘLogger Claims Group {Logger Bugle Ridge Group}, Anaconda Range, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine (Tendoy Copper Queen), McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
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