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Molybdenite from
Biesies Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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 Biesies Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:619646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:619646:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘTweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘNababeep Far West Mine, Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘNababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘOkiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘNababeep East Mine, Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘOkiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘNarrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘKliphoog Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Stein, H. J., Raith, J. G. (2000) Re-Os dating and sulfur isotope composition of molybdenite from tungsten deposits in western Namaqualand, South Africa: implications for ore genesis and the timing of metamorphism. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (8) 741-753 doi:10.1007/s001260050276
 
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