Definition of molybdenite in English:
molybdenite
noun məˈlɪbdənʌɪtməˈlɪbdəˌnaɪt
mass nounA blue-grey mineral, typically occurring as hexagonal crystals. It consists of molybdenum disulphide and is the most common ore of molybdenum.
Example sentencesExamples
- The central potassic core normally contains low-grade mineralization consisting of minor chalcopyrite, molybdenite, and pyrite.
- Willman reported astrophyllite, biotite, molybdenite, and riebeckite associated with smoky quartz and microcline (variety amazonite) on Mount Kineo at North Cheyenne Canyon.
- High on the slopes of Bartlett Mountain, it contained not only gold values but also veinlets of a soft gray mineral - molybdenite.
- Molybdenum never occurs as the free element in nature, but is most commonly found in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite.
- At the Redskin mine, molybdenite is found in small cylindrical greisen pipes in the Redskin Granite.
Definition of molybdenite in US English:
molybdenite
nounməˈlɪbdəˌnaɪtməˈlibdəˌnīt
A blue-gray mineral, typically occurring as hexagonal crystals. It consists of molybdenum disulfide and is the most common ore of molybdenum.
Example sentencesExamples
- At the Redskin mine, molybdenite is found in small cylindrical greisen pipes in the Redskin Granite.
- The central potassic core normally contains low-grade mineralization consisting of minor chalcopyrite, molybdenite, and pyrite.
- High on the slopes of Bartlett Mountain, it contained not only gold values but also veinlets of a soft gray mineral - molybdenite.
- Willman reported astrophyllite, biotite, molybdenite, and riebeckite associated with smoky quartz and microcline (variety amazonite) on Mount Kineo at North Cheyenne Canyon.
- Molybdenum never occurs as the free element in nature, but is most commonly found in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite.