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Molybdenite from
Haftcheshmeh deposit, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Haftcheshmeh deposit, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893709:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSungun Mine (Songun Mine), Varzaqan county, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘAnjerd Mine, Ahar, Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘShikahogh Cu deposit, Shikahogh, Kapan, Syunik Province, Armenia
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘAgarak Mine, Agarak, Meghri, Syunik Province, Armenia
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘAygedzor Mine, Syunik Province, Armenia
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘKaler Cu-Mo prospect, Syunik Province, Armenia
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘLichk Cu-Mo deposit, Syunik Province, Armenia
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘArcvaberd Cu-Mo prospect, Syunik Province, Armenia
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘTtudjur Cu-Mo prospect, Syunik Province, Armenia
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘKarmirkar prospect, Syunik Province, Armenia
References
Adeli, Zanbagh; Rasa, Iraj; Darvishzadeh, Ali (2015) Fluid inclusion study of the ore-quartz veins at Haftcheshmeh porphyry copper (Mo) deposit, Ahar–Arasbaran Magmatic Belt, NW Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 65. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.05.022
Rahnama, Zohreh; Hassanpour, Shohreh; Lentz, David R.; Nezafati, Nima (2021) Platinum-group elements and gold distribution in ores of the Haftcheshmeh porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, NW Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 137. 104298 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104298
Zaheri–Abdehvand, Nazanin; Hassanpour, Shohreh; Rassa, Iraj; Rajabpour, Shahrokh (2022) Silicates chemistry as indicators of physicochemical and geothermometry conditions on porphyry ore system: A case study of the Haftcheshmeh Cu–Mo deposit, NW Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 142. 104716 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104716
 
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