Molly Group (Morelock Mine?), Delta Co., Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Molly Group (Morelock Mine?) | - not defined - |
| Delta Co. | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 7' 0'' North , 107° 35' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
REF:Deposit:: YEEND, W.E., 1969, QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 617, 50 P.
Deposit:: TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999
Commodities (Major) - Molybdenum
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Denver Formation, Basaltic Dikes And Plugs
Structure: Piceance Basin, Gunnison Uplift, West Elk Centers, Piceance Basin, Grand Hogback Monocline
Host Rock: Basalt
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containg this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- Colorado
- Grand MesaMesa
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- Green River FormationFormation
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