Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Molybdenite at Valparaíso, Chile

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 120Ma - 10.4Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
sedcu-00336	120	120			Cu	122163	Quillota Province, Valparaíso, Chile	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
PorphCu-00321	12.3	10.4		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205949	Vizcachitas Property, Los Andes Province, Valparaíso, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00321	12.3	10.4		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205949	Vizcachitas Property, Los Andes Province, Valparaíso, Chile	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Scott-RGC29_3-0002	6.6	5.6				208799	San Lorenzo Mine, El Bronce District, Petorca Province, Valparaíso, Chile	Welkner et al (2002)	RGC29_3
sedcu-00336	120	120			Cu	122163	Quillota Province, Valparaíso, Chile	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107