Molybdenite MoS₂
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 1.38 mm
#4013
NFS
#MineralMonday
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 1.38 mm
#4013
NFS
#MineralMonday
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Molybdenite MoS₂
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 1.38 mm
#4013
NFS
#MineralMonday
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
FOV = 1.38 mm
#4013
NFS
#MineralMonday
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Molybdenite on quartz from Kingsgate, Gough Co., NSW, Australia
4.5 cm x 3 cm
47 gram
€ 15
#molybdenite #metalsulfides #kingsgate #nswminerals #australianminerals #systematicminerals #minerals #rocks #crystaals #stones
Molybdenite on quartz from Kingsgate, Gough Co., NSW, Australia
4.5 cm x 3 cm
47 gram
€ 15
#molybdenite #metalsulfides #kingsgate #nswminerals #australianminerals #systematicminerals #minerals #rocks #crystaals #stones
September 28, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Molybdenite on quartz from Kingsgate, Gough Co., NSW, Australia
4.5 cm x 3 cm
47 gram
€ 15
#molybdenite #metalsulfides #kingsgate #nswminerals #australianminerals #systematicminerals #minerals #rocks #crystaals #stones
Molybdenite on quartz from Kingsgate, Gough Co., NSW, Australia
4.5 cm x 3 cm
47 gram
€ 15
#molybdenite #metalsulfides #kingsgate #nswminerals #australianminerals #systematicminerals #minerals #rocks #crystaals #stones
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 12: It's the visually-unmistakable #zunyite vs the physically funky #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 12 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Zunyite vs Molybdenite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
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September 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 12: It's the visually-unmistakable #zunyite vs the physically funky #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
#Molybdenite accommodates transition elements, and its isotopes record age. Its transition element chemistry changed after the Great Oxidation Event. Molybdenite recorded the progressive influence of atmospheric O2 on crustal chemistry.
#MinCup25
#MinCup25
September 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
#Molybdenite accommodates transition elements, and its isotopes record age. Its transition element chemistry changed after the Great Oxidation Event. Molybdenite recorded the progressive influence of atmospheric O2 on crustal chemistry.
#MinCup25
#MinCup25
#MinCup25
A vote for #molybdenite is a vote for geochronology!
Vote molybdenite today!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A vote for #molybdenite is a vote for geochronology!
Vote molybdenite today!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#MinCup25
A vote for #molybdenite is a vote for geochronology!
Vote molybdenite today!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A vote for #molybdenite is a vote for geochronology!
Vote molybdenite today!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.mineralcollection.eu/product/2160...
#molybdenite #sulfides #metalsulfides #kingsgate #australianminerals #minerals #rocks #crystals #stones
#molybdenite #sulfides #metalsulfides #kingsgate #australianminerals #minerals #rocks #crystals #stones
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Molybdenite—love those hex shapes, and love this particular speciman’s mix of symmetry and asymmetry. www.mindat.org/photo-298205...
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Molybdenite—love those hex shapes, and love this particular speciman’s mix of symmetry and asymmetry. www.mindat.org/photo-298205...
I predict a galena - molybdenite final
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I predict a galena - molybdenite final
#OreCup R1M2 is a matchup of extremely shiny and geometrically-distinctive ore minerals for #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
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November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#OreCup R1M2 is a matchup of extremely shiny and geometrically-distinctive ore minerals for #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
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Uncommon #Molybdenite crystal from Bandaksli, Norway.
Evje Museum specimen.
#minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy
Evje Museum specimen.
#minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy
February 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Uncommon #Molybdenite crystal from Bandaksli, Norway.
Evje Museum specimen.
#minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy
Evje Museum specimen.
#minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy
here's zunyite X molybdenite on the #MinCup25 sketchbook
really torn about this choice but my hexagon vows take precedence over the polyhedra vows. 💍
#b&wart #sketchbook #sciart #minerals
really torn about this choice but my hexagon vows take precedence over the polyhedra vows. 💍
#b&wart #sketchbook #sciart #minerals
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
here's zunyite X molybdenite on the #MinCup25 sketchbook
really torn about this choice but my hexagon vows take precedence over the polyhedra vows. 💍
#b&wart #sketchbook #sciart #minerals
really torn about this choice but my hexagon vows take precedence over the polyhedra vows. 💍
#b&wart #sketchbook #sciart #minerals
It ain't much, but it's honest #molybdenite (from Wigström Mine, Sweden)
September 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It ain't much, but it's honest #molybdenite (from Wigström Mine, Sweden)
#Molybdenite Dioptase looks nice, but don't touch!
Molybdenite's grease is useful, and will live on in your heart, your shirt, the door, the cat and everything else!
Vote Molybdenite today!
Molybdenite's grease is useful, and will live on in your heart, your shirt, the door, the cat and everything else!
Vote Molybdenite today!
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 6: It's more exciting versions of familiar favourites as emerald #dioptase is pitted against silvery #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#Molybdenite Dioptase looks nice, but don't touch!
Molybdenite's grease is useful, and will live on in your heart, your shirt, the door, the cat and everything else!
Vote Molybdenite today!
Molybdenite's grease is useful, and will live on in your heart, your shirt, the door, the cat and everything else!
Vote Molybdenite today!
I've walked around on a huge molybdenite deposit. That lubricant effect makes for really interesting landslides too.
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I've walked around on a huge molybdenite deposit. That lubricant effect makes for really interesting landslides too.
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 6: It's more exciting versions of familiar favourites as emerald #dioptase is pitted against silvery #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 6: It's more exciting versions of familiar favourites as emerald #dioptase is pitted against silvery #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
It’s almost time for the first ever #OreCup. I predict a solid run for molybdenite, but that’s because I just love saying and typing molybdenite! #OreCup2025
It's time to make your predictions (and help us test the voting site). Which ore mineral do you think will win?
Bracket: www.mineralcup.org/ore-bracket
Make your predictions: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Competition voting starts on MONDAY NOVEMBER 3!
Bracket: www.mineralcup.org/ore-bracket
Make your predictions: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Competition voting starts on MONDAY NOVEMBER 3!
November 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It’s almost time for the first ever #OreCup. I predict a solid run for molybdenite, but that’s because I just love saying and typing molybdenite! #OreCup2025
Congratulations, #Molybdenite, your victory is shining a light to #OreCup R2M1.
Condolences, #Tetrahedrite, you were sharp but just not enough to make the cut.
Condolences, #Tetrahedrite, you were sharp but just not enough to make the cut.
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Congratulations, #Molybdenite, your victory is shining a light to #OreCup R2M1.
Condolences, #Tetrahedrite, you were sharp but just not enough to make the cut.
Condolences, #Tetrahedrite, you were sharp but just not enough to make the cut.
Have you voted in #OreCup R1M2 #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
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November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Have you voted in #OreCup R1M2 #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
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Molybdenite all the way! Who can resist what I like to think of as fool's silver? #MinCup25
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 6: It's more exciting versions of familiar favourites as emerald #dioptase is pitted against silvery #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Molybdenite all the way! Who can resist what I like to think of as fool's silver? #MinCup25
#OreCup Finals:
It’s copper ore native #Copper vs molybdenum (& rhenium) ore #Molybdenite. Both are shiny, but only one can be the Ore Mineral of the Year
Vote:
It’s copper ore native #Copper vs molybdenum (& rhenium) ore #Molybdenite. Both are shiny, but only one can be the Ore Mineral of the Year
Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#OreCup Finals:
It’s copper ore native #Copper vs molybdenum (& rhenium) ore #Molybdenite. Both are shiny, but only one can be the Ore Mineral of the Year
Vote:
It’s copper ore native #Copper vs molybdenum (& rhenium) ore #Molybdenite. Both are shiny, but only one can be the Ore Mineral of the Year
Vote:
#OreCup R1M2 is a matchup of extremely shiny and geometrically-distinctive ore minerals for #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
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November 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Soft, greasy #Molybdenite faces off against the dark and looming tetrahedrons of #Tetrahedrite for today’s #OreCup match! It’s close so far, repeatedly flipping and currently under a 10-vote margin.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Results for Round 1 Match 2 — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Live results for Molybdenite vs Tetrahedrite
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November 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Soft, greasy #Molybdenite faces off against the dark and looming tetrahedrons of #Tetrahedrite for today’s #OreCup match! It’s close so far, repeatedly flipping and currently under a 10-vote margin.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
We’re going practical today in #MinCup25 and voting for #molybdenite, the main ore of molybdenum, which is used in electronics applications and to impart strength and toughness in metal alloys.
But we also like that molybdenite, at just 1 to 1.5 on the Mohs scale, has something of a softer side.
But we also like that molybdenite, at just 1 to 1.5 on the Mohs scale, has something of a softer side.
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 12: It's the visually-unmistakable #zunyite vs the physically funky #molybdenite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 12 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Zunyite vs Molybdenite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
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September 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We’re going practical today in #MinCup25 and voting for #molybdenite, the main ore of molybdenum, which is used in electronics applications and to impart strength and toughness in metal alloys.
But we also like that molybdenite, at just 1 to 1.5 on the Mohs scale, has something of a softer side.
But we also like that molybdenite, at just 1 to 1.5 on the Mohs scale, has something of a softer side.