Mineralogy and Crystallography

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences The Columbia Encyclopedia,... World Encyclopedia Further reading

molybdenite

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

molybdenite Mineral, MoS₂; sp. gr. 4.6–4.8; hardness 1.0–1.5; hexagonal; pale bluish to lead-grey; greenish-grey streak; metallic lustre; crystals hexagonal, often tabular grains, and it also occurs as foliated and scaly masses; cleavage perfect basal hexagonal; quite widespread but seldom occurs in large quantities, found as an accessory mineral in granites, quartz veins, and pegmatites, in contact metamorphic zones with garnets, pyroxenes, scheelite, pyrite, and tourmaline, and in veins with scheelite, wolframite, cassiterite, and fluorite. It is a major ore mineral for molybdenum.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "molybdenite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "molybdenite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-molybdenite.html

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "molybdenite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-molybdenite.html

Learn more about citation styles

molybdenite

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

molybdenite (molybdenum sulphide, MoS₂) Sulphide mineral, found in pegmatites, igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is a major ore of molybdenum. It has hexagonal system tabular prisms, flakes, and fine granules. It is lead-grey in colour with a metallic lustre. Hardness 1–1.5; r.d. 4.7.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"molybdenite." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"molybdenite." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-molybdenite.html

"molybdenite." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-molybdenite.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Molybdenite provides advantages over silicon, graphene.(pulse) Magazine article from: EDN Asia; 6/1/2011
	U-Pb tantalite, Re-Os molybdenite, and [sup.40]Ar/[sup.39]Ar muscovite dating... Magazine article from: Atlantic Geology; 3/1/2005
	Efficient molybdenite catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells.(FUEL CELLS) Newspaper article from: Advanced Ceramics Report; 4/10/2012