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Molybdenite from
Xiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:134 ± 3 Ma
Minimum recorded age:134 ± 3 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1134 ± 3 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Re-Os
2134 ± 3 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.
2 -
Han C, Xiao W, Zhao G, Sun M, Qu W, Du A (2014): Re-Os geochronology on molybdenites from the Donggebi Mo Deposit in the Eastern Tianshan of the Central Asia Orogenic Belt and its geological significance. Resource Geology 64 (2) 136-148.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Xiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:460689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:460689:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘXiayingfang Au deposit, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘYuerya Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘXiajinbao Au-Cu deposit, Jidong gold area, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘTangzhangzi Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘChaijiagou Mo deposit, Shuangqiao District, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘYu'erya Mine, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘBaizhangzi Au-Ag deposit, Lingyuan City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘDengshang Mo deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘHekanzi Mo deposit, Lingyuan City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘHuajian Au Mine, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
References
Jianping Ouyang, Yongfu Ai, and Qijia Jian (1984): Geology and Prospecting 20(7), 17-19
Yinhan Chen, Guozhi Jia, Bing Zhang, and Jianqun Tian (1985): Geology and Prospecting 21(4), 46-51
 
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