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Molybdenite from
Shapinggou Mo deposit, Jinzhai County, Lu'an, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:111.1 ± 1.2 Ma
Minimum recorded age:111.1 ± 1.2 Ma
Rock units:
UnitRecorded ageGeologic TimeDating methodReference
Molybdenite111.1 ± 1.2 MaEarly/Lower CretaceousRe–OsHong Zhang, Cong-Ying Li, Xiao-Yong Yang, Ya-Li Sun, Jiang-Hong Deng, Hua-Ying Liang, Rui-Long Wang, Bo-Hua Wang, Yu-Xian Wang & Wei-Dong Sun (2014) Shapinggou: the largest Climax-type porphyry Mo deposit in China, International Geology Review, 56:3, 313-331, DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2013.855363
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shapinggou Mo deposit, Jinzhai County, Lu'an, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:735562
Long-form Identifier:1:3:735562:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGaijing Mo-Nb deposit, Yinsha, Jinzhai County, Lu'an, Anhui, China
15.9km (9.8 miles) ⓘTangjiaping Mo deposit, Shangcheng Co., Xinyang, Henan, China
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘYaochong Mo deposit, Xin Co., Xinyang, Henan, China
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘQian'echong Cu-Mo deposit, Guangshan Co., Xinyang, Henan, China
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘDayinjian Mo-(Cu-W) deposit, Xin Co., Xinyang, Henan, China
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