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Molybdenite from
Casino Mine, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:75.05 ± 0.28 Ma
Minimum recorded age:74.36 ± 0.28 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
174.38 ± 0.28 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
274.36 ± 0.28 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
374.69 ± 0.28 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
475.05 ± 0.28 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Selby, David; Creaser, Robert A. (2001) Late and mid-Cretaceous mineralization in the northern Canadian Cordillera: Constraints from Re-Os molybdenite dates. Economic Geology, 96 (6). 1461-1467 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1461
2 -
Selby, David; Creaser, Robert A. (2001) Late and mid-Cretaceous mineralization in the northern Canadian Cordillera: Constraints from Re-Os molybdenite dates. Economic Geology, 96 (6). 1461-1467 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1461
3 -
Selby, David; Creaser, Robert A. (2001) Late and mid-Cretaceous mineralization in the northern Canadian Cordillera: Constraints from Re-Os molybdenite dates. Economic Geology, 96 (6). 1461-1467 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1461
4 -
Selby, David; Creaser, Robert A. (2001) Late and mid-Cretaceous mineralization in the northern Canadian Cordillera: Constraints from Re-Os molybdenite dates. Economic Geology, 96 (6). 1461-1467 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1461
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Casino Mine, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:622859
Long-form Identifier:1:3:622859:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘKoffee prospect, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘIdaho Creek occurrence, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCockfield Creek prospect, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘPattison Occurrence, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘCash Cu deposit, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘMinto Mine, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
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
McClenaghan, M. B., Beckett-Brown, C. E., McCurdy, M. W., Casselman, S. (2023) Stream Sediment Indicator Mineral Signatures of the Casino Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Yukon, Canada. Economic Geology, 118 (2) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 411-431 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4970
 
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