Molybdenite Vein in Feldspar, Western Ontario, Canada | SO24
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Name: Molybdenite Vein in Feldspar
Specimen Size: Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 118x84x64 mm / 4.6x3.3x2.5 inches
Weight: 694 Grams / 1 lb 8.5 ounces
Origin: Mined in Western Ontario
This is a section of a vein that has Molybdenite in feldspar from Western Ontario. This specimen also features a neat little pocket filled with some nice microcrystal species.
Molybdenite, molybdenum sulfide, is the major ore mineral of molybdenum. It was rarely found as crystals, but is commonly found as foliated masses in Ontario. This means the mineral forms folia or layers, like the mineral mica. It is metallic gray, has a greasy feel, and is very soft at only 1 on Mohs' hardness scale. Its softness, metallic luster and gray color led scientists to mistakenly believe it was a lead mineral. Geologically, molybdenite forms in high-temperature environments such as in igneous rocks. Some molybdenite forms when igneous bodies contact rock and metamorphose, or change, the rock. This is called contact metamorphism
Molybdenite Vein in Feldspar, Western Ontario, Canada | SO24
Name: Molybdenite Vein in Feldspar
Specimen Size: Large Cabinet-Sized
Dimensions: 118x84x64 mm / 4.6x3.3x2.5 inches
Weight: 694 Grams / 1 lb 8.5 ounces
Origin: Mined in Western Ontario
This is a section of a vein that has Molybdenite in feldspar from Western Ontario. This specimen also features a neat little pocket filled with some nice microcrystal species.
Molybdenite, molybdenum sulfide, is the major ore mineral of molybdenum. It was rarely found as crystals, but is commonly found as foliated masses in Ontario. This means the mineral forms folia or layers, like the mineral mica. It is metallic gray, has a greasy feel, and is very soft at only 1 on Mohs' hardness scale. Its softness, metallic luster and gray color led scientists to mistakenly believe it was a lead mineral. Geologically, molybdenite forms in high-temperature environments such as in igneous rocks. Some molybdenite forms when igneous bodies contact rock and metamorphose, or change, the rock. This is called contact metamorphism
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