| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Molybdenite |
| Formula: | MoS2 |
| Comments: | Occurs as large bodies of fine-grained, massive material & good crystals in quartz veins with pyrite. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Pyrite
Quartz
Rutile
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chalcopyrite | ⓘ11 photos of Molybdenite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Orthoclase | ⓘ8 photos of Molybdenite associated with Orthoclase at this locality. |
| Rutile | ⓘ5 photos of Molybdenite associated with Rutile at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Molybdenite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Pyrite | ⓘ2 photos of Molybdenite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Muscovite | ⓘ1 photo of Molybdenite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Santo Nino Mine (Santo Niño Mine; North Santo Nino; North Santo Wind; Brooks; Santa Maria Mo Mine), Santo Niño Mine area, San Antonio Canyon, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 250886 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:250886:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 14cc1fbc-795d-4cda-8f27-5781adf79c81 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite |
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| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘSan Antonio Canyon, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘO'Connor prospect, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘHolland Mine, Duquesne Gulch, Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘBenton Mine (Benton property), San Antonio Canyon, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 3.3km (2.0 miles) | ⓘSimplot Mine, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 3.3km (2.0 miles) | ⓘBonanza Mine, Westinghouse Mine (Westinghouse property; Davis property), Nash Mines group (Duquesne-Washington group), Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘLine Boy Mine, Line property, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘFour Metals Mine (Guajolote Mine; Frisco Mine; Red Hill crosscut; Red Mountain Mine; Phoenix claims; Hillside claims), Red Hill, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘRed Hill claim, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| 4.9km (3.0 miles) | ⓘEdna Mine group (Martha Washington Mine), Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
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Santo Nino Mine, Santo Niño Mine area, San Antonio Canyon, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA