Molybdenite

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Call number:
D51 (21)
Classification:
Sulfides
Greek Minerals
Name:
Μολυβδαινίτης
Translated title:
Molybdenite
Place of origin:
Lesvos isl., Greece
Depositional environment:
Cu-Mo porphyry
Donor:
D. Dalmas
Description:
Molybdenite hosted within kaolinitized lava. This occurrence is of a Mo-Cu porphyry-type ore, where molybdenite is associated with quartz stockworks.
Chemical formula:
MoS2
Crystal system:
Hexagonal

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