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Molybdenite

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Molybdenite

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Description
Locality: 
Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 6.5 × 4.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.80cm
Description

A sharp, well defined crystal of molybdenite on a quartz matrix from Canada.  This specimen displays very well.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Molybdenite

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