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Molybdenite from
RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2600 Ma
Minimum recorded age:2590 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12590 MaNeoarchean - Re-Os
22590 MaNeoarchean - Re-Os
32600 MaNeoarchean - Re-Os
42600 MaNeoarchean - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Frei, R., N
2 -
Frei, R., N
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Frei, R., N
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Frei, R., N
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:764259
Long-form Identifier:1:3:764259:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘScheelite King Mine, Mazowe gold field, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘArcturus Mine, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Guruve District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
References
Frei, R., NÃĪgler, Th. F., SchÃķnberg, R., and Kramers, J.D. (1998) Re-Os, Sm-Nd, U-Pb, and stepwise lead leaching isotope systematics in shear-zone hosted gold mineralization: Genetic tracing and age constraints of crustal hydrothermal activity. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 62, No. 11, pp. 1925-1936.
 
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