| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Molybdenite |
| Formula: | MoS2 |
| Age information |
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| Maximum recorded age: | 63.5 Ma |
| Minimum recorded age: | 62.9 Ma |
| Sample ages: | | Recorded age | Geologic Time | Sample | Dating method |
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| 1 | 63.5 to 62.9 Ma | Paleocene | - | Re-Os |
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| Sample references: | |
| 1 | - | Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Valencia, V. A., Ochoa-Landin, L., Chesley, J. T., Zurcher, L. (2005) Laramide Porphyry Cu-Mo Mineralization in Northern Mexico: Age Constraints from Re-Os Geochronology in Molybdenite. Economic Geology, 100 (8) 1605-1616 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605 |
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| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 5 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 543254 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:543254:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Molybdenite in this Region |
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| El Tiro Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite |
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| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘEl Tiro Mine, Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 4.9km (3.1 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mo prospect Vhne-153n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 5.4km (3.4 miles) | ⓘNorth Silver Bell Mine, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mo prospect Vhne-078n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 5.9km (3.6 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mo prospect Vhne-76n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 40.1km (24.9 miles) | ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 44.2km (27.5 miles) | ⓘBonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 56.0km (34.8 miles) | ⓘVekol Hills project (Vekol Hills; Newmont Vekol), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 56.6km (35.2 miles) | ⓘBig Banana Mine (Maude claim; Big Banana Nos. 1-2-3 claims), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 57.0km (35.4 miles) | ⓘMildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
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Silver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA