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molybdite
A possibly orthorhombic mineral, Fe2 3(Mo6O 4)3.8H2O ; forms yellow earthy powder, incrustation, or silky, fibrous, and radiating crystals from reaction of pyrite with molybdenite under supergene conditions; relatively common in porphyry copper deposits of Southwestern United States in old mine dumps with jarosite and goethite.
- ส่วนหนึ่งของคำพูด: noun
- อุตสาหกรรม/ขอบเขต: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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