Molybdenite | Properties, Occurrence, Uses and Sources
Molybdenite is a naturally occurring mineral composed of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). It is an important source of molybdenum, a transition metal with various industrial applications. Here are some of the key chemical, physical, and optical propertiesof molybdenite: Chemical Properties: 1. Chemical Formula:MoS2 2. Ch…
Libethenite
Libethenite is a rare, secondary mineral that forms in the oxidized zones of copper deposits, usually from the weathering of apatite-group phosphate minerals. METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES, LORE, USES: Because of its …
WULFENITE, MOLYBDENITE, AND MOLYBDENUM
Wulfenite will always be the most collectible molybdenum mineral for its rarity, excellent crystal development, and, most importantly, its bright yellow-orange colors. But when measured by …
Augelite Minerals
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Moldevite
It formed 15 million years ago in a meteoritic impact in what is now western Czechoslovakia when molten rock was ejected into the air to cool rapidly and fall to Earth. Moldavite has a Mohs hardness of 5.5, a specific gravity of 2.35, a …
Tunellite
HISTORY, NAME, LOCALITIES: Tunellite was discovered near Boron, California, and recognized as new mineral species in 1915. It is named in honor of University of California geochemistry professor George Tunell. Tunellite is a rare mineral with notable sources only in Turkey and the United States (California).
Bioavailability of molybdenite to support nitrogen fixation …
XPS and ToF-SIMS analyses revealed alterations of molybdenite surface due to cell activity. Biological nitrogen fixation, which converts atmospheric dinitrogen to ammonia, is catalyzed …
Molybdenite Mineral Data
Molybdenite. Comments: Sharp metallic molybdenite crystal on matrix. Location: Crown Point Mine, Washington. Scale: 4x4x2.3 cm. © Isaias Casanova / IC Minerals
Molybdenum
Molybdenite (MoS 2) is the most common molybdenum mineral and is the principal source of molybenum. It is a bluish lead-gray, opaque, metallic mineral that is soft and sectile, with a …
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Molybdenite
MINERALOGY, PROPERTIES, OCCURRENCE: Molybdenite [molybdenum disulfide, MoS2] crystallizes in the hexagonal system as thin, platy, hexagonal crystals or stubby, six-sided prisms that are often distorted, but more often as scales or foliated and granular masses.
DESERT ROSE-SELENITE
Desert roses are most commonly comprised of two minerals, selenite (gypsum) and/or barite. Selenite from the Latin, selenites, Greek, selene literally translating to "Moon". Ranges from transparent to pearly luminosity, is an evaporate that has 4 varities of the mineral gypsum, selenite, satin spar, desert rose and gyspum flower.
Gypsum (var. Selenite)
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Arsenopyrite
ARSENOPYRITE. HISTORY, NAME, LOCALITIES: Arsenopyrite, pronounced arr-sen-oh-PIE-rite, has since antiquity served as a source of the element arsenic.
Mookaite Jasper
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It's the primary ore of the rare element molybdenum, melts at some 2,000 F. higher than most steels and 1,000 F. higher than most rocks and is crucial for hardening steel, although it itself …