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Molybdenite from
Dawan Zn-(Mo) deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:144.4 ± 7.4 Ma
Minimum recorded age:144.4 ± 7.4 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1144.4 ± 7.4 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Huang D., Du A., Wu C., Liu L., Sun Y., and Zou X. (1996) Metallochronology of molybdenum (-copper) deposits in the North China Platform: Re-Os age of molybdenite and its geological significance. Mineral Depos. 15, 363-372.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dawan Zn-(Mo) deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:532423
Long-form Identifier:1:3:532423:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘFutuyu Cu-Fe deposit, Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMuji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘAntuoling Mo deposit, Laishui County, Baoding, Hebei, China
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘLongmen Mo porphyry deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘDiaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
References
Kan Tu (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(4), 49-61
Guoxi Ma (1995): Journal of Geology and Mineral Resources of Northern China 10(1), 64-76
Li, Zhidan, Mao, Jingwen, Guo, Hu, Li, Chao, Tu, Jiarun, Liu, Wengang (2024) Age and petrogenesis of ore-bearing porphyry from the Houyu Mo-polymetallic deposit, central North China Craton. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106064 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106064
 
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