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Molybdenite mineral - You can buy these samples

Molybdenite (molybdenum pyrite) is a mineral found in granites, greisens, quartz veins, and sometimes in pegmatites. It is the main raw material for the production of molybdenum. In the form of impurities, it may contain selenium and rhenium, which are also mined from molybdenite. It is a semiconductor. Due to this property, it is used in the radio-electronic industry. It is also used for the production of lubricants.

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Physical properties of Molybdenite

General
Category Sulfide mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)
IMA symbol Mol
Strunz classification 2.EA.30
Crystal system Common, 2H polytype: hexagonal
3R polytype: trigonal
Crystal class 2H polytype: dihexagonal dipyramidal (6/mmm)
3R polytype: Ditrigonal pyramidal (3m)
Space group 2H polytype: P63/mmc
3R polytype: R3m
Unit cell 2H polytype: a = 3.16 Å,
c = 12.3 Å; Z = 2
3R polytype: a = 3.16 Å,
c = 18.33 Å; Z = 3
Identification
Color Black, lead-silvery gray
Crystal habit Thin, platy hexagonal crystals terminated by pinacoidal faces, also as tapering six-sided pyramids that can be truncated by the pinacoids. Also massive, lamellar and in small grains in sulfide ore bodies
Cleavage Perfect on [0001]
Tenacity Lamellae flexible, not elastic
Mohs scale hardness 1–1.5
Luster Metallic
Streak Bluish gray
Diaphaneity Nearly opaque; translucent in thin flakes
Specific gravity 4.73
Pleochroism Very strong
Fusibility Infusible (decomposes at 1185 °C)
Other characteristics It has a greasy feel and leaves marks on fingers
Code: 655
Quarterly deposit, Asbest, Sverdlovsk region, middle Ural, RF
53*31*21mm

0.00 $ $40.00

Code: 1294
Mulchikhinsky district, Charyshsky district, Altai, RF
51*26*31mm

0.00 $ $23.00

Code: 1296
Mulchikhinsky district, Charyshsky district, Altai, RF
37*19*19mm

0.00 $ $31.67

Code: 4584
Mulchikhinsky district, Charyshsky district, Altai, RF
25*21*35mm

0.00 $ $53.33

Code: 4585
Mulchikhinsky district, Charyshsky district, Altai, RF
35*25*25mm

0.00 $ $35.00

Code: 1295
Mulchikhinsky district, Charyshsky district, Altai, RF
24*22*28mm

0.00 $ $31.67

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