File:Molybdenite-quartz hydrothermal vein (Urad-Henderson Porphyry Molybdenum Deposit, Early Oligocene, 27-30 Ma; Henderson Mine, west of Empire, Colorado, USA).jpg
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English: Molybdenite-quartz hydrothermal vein from the Oligocene of Colorado, USA. (public display, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, Colorado; donated 1973 by the Climax Molybdenum Company)
Dark silvery gray = molybdenite (MoS2) Light gray = quartz Cream-colored = host rock A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 5500 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates. The sulfide minerals contain one or more sulfide anions (S-2). The sulfides are usually considered together with the arsenide minerals, the sulfarsenide minerals, and the telluride minerals. Many sulfides are economically significant, as they occur commonly in ores. The metals that combine with S-2 are mainly Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, etc. Most sulfides have a metallic luster, are moderately soft, and are noticeably heavy for their size. These minerals will not form in the presence of free oxygen. Under an oxygen-rich atmosphere, sulfide minerals tend to chemically weather to various oxide and hydroxide minerals. Molybdenite is a molybdenum sulfide mineral (MoS2). It has hexagonal crystals, metallic luster, a bright silvery color, and a dark gray streak. It is fairly soft (H=2) and has one cleavage plane. Molybdenite is especially distinctive in being flexible - thin scales or plates of molybdenite will easily bend but won't snap back into shape as do biotite or muscovite mica. Molybdenite is nearly identical to graphite (C) in its physical characteristics (see: www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/sets/72157650963514503). Graphite is a principally a metamorphic mineral. Molybdenite is usually an igneous mineral, occurring in hydrothermal veins and pegmatites. It also occurs in some contact metamorphic rocks (skarns - www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/sets/72157646562268189). Geologic unit: Henderson Orebody, Urad-Henderson Porphyry Molybdenum Deposit, Red Mountain Intrusive Center, Early Oligocene, ~27-30 Ma Locality: Henderson Mine, Dailey-Jones Pass Mining District, west of Empire, northwestern Clear Creek County, Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, north-central Colorado, USA (~39° 45' 30.79" North latitude, 105° 50' 24.21" West longitude) (see: www.mindat.org/loc-6086.html) Site-specific info. from: Shannon et al. (2004) - Surface and underground geology of the world-class Henderson molybdenum porphyry mine, Colorado. Geological Society of America Field Guide 5: 207-218. |
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