Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.

Molybdenite is a mineral of molybdenum disulfide MoS2. Similar in appearance and feel to graphite molybdenite has a lubricating effect that is a consequence of its layered structure. The atomic structure consists of a sheet of molybdenum atoms sandwiched between sheets of sulfur atoms.

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