Mineralogical Properties of Molybdenum Minerals. AKA Moly Molybdenite

Here are presented some mineralogical properties of some molybdenum minerals. The most known is molybdenite.

Property	Molybdenite	Powellite	Wulfenite
Formula	MoS₂	CaMoO₄	PbMoO₄
Hardness	1.0-1.5	3.5-4.0	3.0
Specific gravity	4.7	4.2-4.3	6.8
Streak	Dark gray	White	White
Color	Gray, black	Yellow, blue	Orange, red
Luster	Metallic	adamantine	Vitreous
Molecular weight	159.94	167.94	367.14

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