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Molybdenite On Quartz

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Molybdenite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Wolfram Camp, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Large, highly lusterous molybdenite on a quartz matrix from the hard to get Wolfram Camp mine in Queensland.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Molybdenite

Formula: 
MoS2
Strunz: 
2.EA.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White