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Molybdenite from
Kivisuo prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2803 Ma
Minimum recorded age:2760 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12782 to 2760 MaNeoarchean - Re-Os
22803 to 2781 MaArchean - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Stein, H. J., Sundblad, K., Markey, R. J., Morgan, J. W., Motuza, G. (1998) Re-Os ages for Archean molybdenite and pyrite, Kuittila-Kivisuo, Finland and Proterozoic molybdenite, Kabeliai, Lithuania: testing the chronometer in a metamorphic and metasomatic setting. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (4) 329-345 doi:10.1007/s001260050153
2 -
Stein, H. J., Sundblad, K., Markey, R. J., Morgan, J. W., Motuza, G. (1998) Re-Os ages for Archean molybdenite and pyrite, Kuittila-Kivisuo, Finland and Proterozoic molybdenite, Kabeliai, Lithuania: testing the chronometer in a metamorphic and metasomatic setting. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (4) 329-345 doi:10.1007/s001260050153
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kivisuo prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:191950
Long-form Identifier:1:3:191950:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘPampalo Au deposit, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland
27.4km (17.1 miles) ⓘKuittila prospect, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘKelokorpi, Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland
93.7km (58.2 miles) ⓘMätäsvaara mine, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland
References
Stein, H. J., Sundblad, K., Markey, R. J., Morgan, J. W., Motuza, G. (1998) Re-Os ages for Archean molybdenite and pyrite, Kuittila-Kivisuo, Finland and Proterozoic molybdenite, Kabeliai, Lithuania: testing the chronometer in a metamorphic and metasomatic setting. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (4) 329-345 doi:10.1007/s001260050153
 
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