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molybdenite


molybdenite
Molybdenite.
Image source: Mineralogical Information Institute, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution
A soft, gray sulfide mineral (MoS2), the chief ore of molybdenum. Purified molybdenite has properties very similar to those of graphite, and is used as a lubricant (see lubrication).


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