A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Molybdenite and pyrite |
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| Description | This sample contains bright silvery molybdenite and metallic brass-colored pyrite, as well as brown stained quartz and feldspar. Molybdenite, MoS2 (molybdenum sulfide), is an important ore for molydbenum. It is a very soft metallic mineral that is sometimes confused with graphite, but not with many other minerals. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-07-09. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #215. |
| Key words | molybdenite |
| Tech details | 824 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1079 |
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