Molybdenite from
Wodgina West, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Classification

Species:

Molybdenite

Formula:

MoS₂

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Locality Data:

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1026948

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1026948:0

GUID (UUID V4):

0f930859-7ad1-4954-b0d6-d2f7e36d4835

Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite

23.3km (14.5 miles)

72.2km (44.9 miles)

74.9km (46.5 miles)

80.7km (50.2 miles)

References

Simpson, E.S. (1928), Famous Mineral Localities: Wodgina North west Australia, American Mineralogist, Vol 13, pp 457-468, 1928

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Blockley, J. G. (1980) The tin deposits of Western Australia, with special reference to the associated granites. Mineral Resources Bulletin* 12. Geological Survey of Western Australia**	Report (issue)
	GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 12 THE TIN DEPOSITS OF ~ E S T E...Minister for Mines 77793-1 i National Library of Australia card number and ISBN 0 7244 7617 2 11 PREFACE...Although small by Australian and World standards, Western Australia’s tin deposits have yielded concentrates...interested in searching for tin deposits in Western Australia. J H Lord 19th June 1978. DIRECTOR iii................. ... ... . . Tin mining in Western Australia .........................................
	*Miles, K. R., Carroll, Dorothy, Rowledge, H. P. (1945) Tantalum and Niobium. Mineral Resources Bulletin* 3. Geological Survey of Western Australia**	Report (issue)
	MILES, D.Sc. F.C.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY O F WESTERN AUSTRALIA, - AND DOROTHY CARROLL, PLD., P.I.C. GOVERNMENT... - WESTERN - AUSTRALIA. P A ~ T M E N TOF MINES. . MINERAL RESOURCES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA BULLETIN... F.G.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY O F W E S T E R N AUSTRALIA, AND AND GOVERNMENT CHEMICAL LABORATORIES.... The production of tantalum ores has been one of Western Australia’s contributions to the war effort and...considered a comprehensive reference book f o r the Western Australian 1-esources of tantalnm and niobium.