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
2	-	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
3	-	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

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Molybdenite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

568803

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:568803:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite

6.0km (3.7 miles)

ⓘ Canutillo Mine, Nacozari de García, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

17.4km (10.8 miles)

ⓘ La Lilly Mine, La Florida de Nacozari, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

25.4km (15.8 miles)

ⓘ El Batamote Cu deposit, Nacozari de García, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

63.1km (39.2 miles)

ⓘ San Judas Mine, Cumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

63.8km (39.6 miles)

ⓘ Cumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

78.6km (48.8 miles)

ⓘ Washington Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

References

Valencia, V. A., Ruiz, J., Barra, F., Ochoa-Landín, L., Pérez-Segura, E., & Espinoza, E. (2003). La Caridad porphyry Cu-Mo deposit: a porphyry-epithermal transition in the southwest North America Porphyry Copper Province. In Actas 10º Congreso Geológico Chileno: Concepción, Chile, Universidad de Concepción.

Valencia, V. A., Eastoe, C., Ruiz, J., Ochoa-Landin, L., Gehrels, G., Gonzalez-Leon, C., Barra, F., Espinoza, E. (2008) Hydrothermal Evolution of the Porphyry Copper Deposit at La Caridad, Sonora, Mexico, and the Relationship with a Neighboring High-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposit. Economic Geology, 103 (3) 473-491 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.3.473

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Molybdenite from La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Molybdenite from
La Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico