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Molybdenite from
Chengmenshan mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:144.6 Ma
Minimum recorded age:139 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1144.2 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
2139.3 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
3140.2 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
4139.3 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
5144 to 139 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
6144.6 to 140 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
7144 to 139 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
Sample references:
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Wu L, Zou X
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Wu L, Zou X
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Wu L, Zou X
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Wu L, Zou X
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Han C, Xiao W, Zhao G, Sun M, Qu W, Du A (2014): Re-Os geochronology on molybdenites from the Donggebi Mo Deposit in the Eastern Tianshan of the Central Asia Orogenic Belt and its geological significance. Resource Geology 64 (2) 136-148.
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Mao, Jingwen; Wang, Yitian; Lehmann, Bernd; Yu, Jinjie; Du, Andao; Mei, Yanxiong; Li, Yongfeng; Zang, Wenshuan; Stein, Holly J.; Zhou, Taofa (2006) Molybdenite Re–Os and albite 40Ar/39Ar dating of Cu–Au–Mo and magnetite porphyry systems in the Yangtze River valley and metallogenic implications. Ore Geology Reviews, 29 (3). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.11.001
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Zhang, L., Xiao, W., Qin, K., Qu, W., Du, A.(2005) Re
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chengmenshan mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:452862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:452862:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTielukan deposit, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘDingjiashan Cu-Au deposit (Dengjiashan Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘYangjishan Mine, Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘWushan Mine (Wujia Cu-Au deposit), Ruichang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBaoshan Cu mine, Jiurui Mining District, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘFengshan Mine (Fengshandong Mine), Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘBanshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘLijiawan Cu-(Au) deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘJilongshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘLigongling breccia pipe, Yangchuling W-Mo deposit, Duchang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
References
Zhongling Wang (1991): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 6(3), 47-57
Chen, Yan-Jing; Chen, Hua-Yong; Zaw, Khin; Pirajno, Franco; Zhang, Zeng-Jie (2007) Geodynamic settings and tectonic model of skarn gold deposits in China: An overview. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1-4). 139-169 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001
Guo, Xianzheng; Zhou, Taofa; Wang, Fangyue; Fan, Yu; Fu, Peng; Kong, Fanbin (2023) Distribution of Co, Se, Cd, In, Re and other critical metals in sulfide ores from a porphyry-skarn system: A case study of Chengmenshan Cu deposit, Jiangxi, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105520
Zhang, Yong; Tang, Minjiang; Wang, Qingfei; Xiao, Jinglei; Pan, Jiayong; Xia, Fei; Xu, Zhe; Dang, Feipeng; Wang, Guohua; Han, Shan Chu; et al. (2026) Magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization in central Jiangnan orogenic belt, south China. Ore Geology Reviews, 194. p.107363. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107363
 
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