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Molybdenite from
Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:87.7 ± 0.5 Ma
Minimum recorded age:86.77 ± 0.5 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
187.7 ± 0.5 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
286.77 ± 0.5 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
386.95 ± 0.3 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
487.04 ± 0.3 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Zimmerman, A., Stein, H.J., Hannah, J.L., Ko
2 -
Zimmerman, A., Stein, H.J., Hannah, J.L., Ko
3 -
Zimmerman, A., Stein, H.J., Hannah, J.L., Ko
4 -
Zimmerman, A., Stein, H.J., Hannah, J.L., Ko
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:616571
Long-form Identifier:1:3:616571:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘTsar Asen Mine, Tsar Asen, Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘOrlovo Gnezdo deposit, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘAssarel Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMedet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘKarlievo porphyry copper deposit, Karlievo, Zlatitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘVozdol deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘElatsite Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘGorna Kamenitsa deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘEtropole deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘGrantcharitsa tungsten deposit, Velingrad Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
References
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Ilinca, G. (2012) Upper Cretaceous contact metamorphism and related mineralization in Romania. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract Series, Szeged, Vol. 7.
 
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