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Molybdenite from
Lemon; Copper King Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova 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 Lemon; Copper King Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:584240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:584240:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘOrange Hill Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBond Creek Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - NB052; east fork Bond Creek), Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Creek; Marie Nabesna Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NB036; south of Monte Cristo Creek), Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘBonanza Creek; Little Eldorado Creek; Skookum Creek; Coarse Money Creek; Snow Gulch Mine, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘRock Creek Prospect (Molybdenum), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - NB081; head of Chathenda Creek), Chisana Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - NB091; north of Carl Creek), Chisana Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - NB082; north side of Carl Creek), Chisana Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
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