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Molybdenite from
Michałowice granite quarry, Piechowice, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:316 Ma
Minimum recorded age:314 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1316 to 314 MaPennsylvanian - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Mikulski, S.Z. and Stein, H.J. (2007) Re-Os age for molybdenite from the West Sudetes, SW Poland. Granitoids in Poland, Archivum Mineralogiae Monograph No. 1, eds. Koz?owski, A. and Wiszniewska, J., pp. 203-216.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Michałowice granite quarry, Piechowice, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:715596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:715596:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘFriedrich Wilhelm magnetite–pyrite mine, Zbójeckie Skały, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘMały Śnieżny Kocioł, Piechowice, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSzklarska Poręba Huta granite quarry, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSzlifierska Struga, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘWiciarka quarry 2, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed outcrop 6, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘPtasie Gniazda Rocks, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘCzerwony Potok quarry, Mount Spławna, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSkalny Dom Hill 1, Szklarska Poręba, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMount Grabowiec, Miłków, Gmina Podgórzyn, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Mikulski, S.Z. and Stein, H.J. (2007): Re-Os age for molybdenite from the West Sudetes, SW Poland. Granitoids in Poland, AM Monograph No. 1, eds. Kozlowski, A. and Wiszniewska, J., pp. 203-216.
Mochnacka, Ksenia; Oberc-Dziedzic, Teresa; Mayer, Wojciech; Pieczka, Adam (2015) Ore mineralization related to geological evolution of the Karkonosze–Izera Massif (the Sudetes, Poland) — Towards a model. Ore Geology Reviews, 64. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.07.001
Kozłowski, A., Matyszczak, W. (2018) Oxygenic bismuth minerals in the NE part of the Karkonosze pluton (West Sudetes, SW Poland). Acta Geologica Polonica, 68(4), 537-554.
 
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