Item talk:Q162386
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Mindat Short Description
A rare secondary mineral occurring in the oxidized zones of hydrothermal vein and porphyry-type molybdenum-bearing deposits, or in breccia pipe deposits containing molybdenum. Commonly formed from the alteration of molybdenite.
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Schaller W T (1907) The chemical composition of molybdic ocher. American Journal of Science 23, 297-303
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Fe3+2(Mo6+O4)3 · 7H2O
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Fe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O
