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 Loja Province, Ecuador

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 9.6Ma - 9.6Ma 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
PorphCu-00498	9.6	9.6		Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	206858	Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	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-00498	9.6	9.6		Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	206858	Fierro Urcu Au-Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	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
PorphCu-00495	23	5.3		Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206854	Los Linderos Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00496	23	5.3		Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206855	Rio Playas Cu Deposit, Loja Province, Ecuador	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155