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Molybdenite from
Takatori mine, Shirosato-machi, Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:12.2 Ma
Minimum recorded age:9.8 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
110.6 to 9.8 MaMiocene - Re-Os
212.2 to 11 MaMiocene - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Suzuki, Katsuhiko, Shimizu, Hiroshi, Masuda, Akimasa (1996) Re-Os dating of molybdenites from ore deposits in Japan: Implication for the closure temperature of the ReOs system for molybdenite and the cooling history of molybdenum ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60 (16). 3151-3159 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0
2 -
Suzuki, Katsuhiko, Shimizu, Hiroshi, Masuda, Akimasa (1996) Re-Os dating of molybdenites from ore deposits in Japan: Implication for the closure temperature of the ReOs system for molybdenite and the cooling history of molybdenum ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60 (16). 3151-3159 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Takatori mine, Shirosato-machi, Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553486:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘKaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘGozaisho Mine, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘYaguki mine (Yakuki mine), Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
References
(1998) International strategic mineral issues summary report: tungsten. Circular 930-O. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir930o
 
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