What is Molybdenite?
{{Infobox mineral | name = Molybdenite | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Molybdenite quebec2.jpg | imagesize =260px | caption = Molybdenite ore on a [[quartz]] crystal. | formula =[[Molybdenum disulfide]] (MoS<sub>2</sub>) | IMAsymbol = Mol<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}</ref> | molweight = | color = Black, Gray | habit = Thin, Hexagonal or Trigonal | mohs = 1–1.5 | luster = Metallic | pleochroism = Very strong | streak = Bluish gray | diaphaneity = Nearly non-transparent; transparent in thin parts | other = It has a slippery feel and leaves marks on fingers | references = <ref>[https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Molybdenite Mineralienatlas]</ref><ref name=HBM>[http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/molybdenite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy]</ref><ref name=Mindat>[http://www.mindat.org/min-2746.html Mindat.org]</ref><ref name=Webmin>[http://webmineral.com/data/Molybdenite.shtml Webmineral data for Molybdenite]</ref><ref name=Dana>Dana's Manual of Mineralogy {{ISBN|0-471-03288-3}}</ref> }} '''Molybdenite''' (known by the mineral symbol '''Mol''')<ref name=Mindat>[http://www.mindat.org/min-2746.html Mindat.org]</ref> is a [[mineral]] form of [[molybdenum disulfide]]. It is similar to the texture of [[graphite]]. It sometimes has a slippery effect because of its structure, which is made of sheets of [[molybdenum]] and [[sulfur]]. It usually has a [[hexagonal]] shape, or has a [[trigonal]] shape.<ref name=HBM>[http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/molybdenite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy]</ref> It occurs usually with minerals such as [[quartz]] or [[pyrite]], and can be found in deposits across mines in the western US, notably [[New Mexico]], [[Colorado]], [[Utah]], and [[Arizona]]. It can also be found in [