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Molybdenite from
Zenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:2H polytype.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:87228
Long-form Identifier:1:3:87228:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine (Bagot Molybdenite Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘQuilty Mine, Blithfield Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘHunt Mine (Belgian), Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘSunset Mine, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘDike No. 4, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘSpain Mine, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘHighway 41 Roadcut, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘRoss Mine, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘMolybdenite prospect, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘElliott's Mine, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Mandarino, J. A., Mandarino, J. A. (1970) Molybdenite polytypes in the Royal Ontario Museum. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (4) 723-729
Sabina, A. P. (1971) Rocks and minerals for the collector Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec. Paper 70-50. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/102463
 
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