Molybdenite-2H [ MoS2 ]

Material properties

Formula MoS2
Classification Molybdenite
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Crystal symmetry Hexagonal
Tags Polytype, Sulphide

Composition

Element Atoms
S 2
Mo 1
Total: 3

Specimens of Molybdenite-2H

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M0133 Molybdenite CSIRO Molybdenite-2H (97.6%), Quartz 97.6
M0214 Molybdenite / Quartz CSIRO Molybdenite-2H (53.5%), Quartz 53.5
M0229 Chalcopyrite / Molybdenite CSIRO Chalcopyrite, Microcline, Molybdenite-2H (33.7%), Quartz 33.7
M0213 Diopside / Molybdenite CSIRO Diopside, Molybdenite-2H (26.3%), Quartz 26.3
M0215 Molybdenite / Quartz CSIRO Molybdenite-2H (24.7%), Molybdenite-3R, Quartz 24.7
M0217 Quartz / Molybdenite CSIRO Molybdenite-2H (23.5%), Quartz 23.5
M0015 Albite / Molybdenite / Quartz CSIRO Albite, Molybdenite-2H (22.8%), Molybdenite-3R, Quartz 22.8
M0185 Quartz / Scheelite / Magnesio-hornblende CSIRO Ankerite, Magnesio-hornblende, Fe2+, Molybdenite-2H (2.5%), Quartz, Scheelite 2.5