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 Chelan Co., Washington, USA

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 220Ma - 16Ma 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
vms-01079	220	220			S	15531	Holden Mine (Howe Sound Mine; Irene Mine), Holden Village, Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USA	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
Mo-00116	23	16		Molybdenite, Molybdite	Mo	8887	Crown Point Mine (Aurelia Crown Mine; Crown Power Mine), Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USA	Derkey et al. (1990)	WDGER_OFR_90-18

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
Mo-00116	23	16		Molybdenite, Molybdite	Mo	8887	Crown Point Mine (Aurelia Crown Mine; Crown Power Mine), Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USA	Derkey et al. (1990)	WDGER_OFR_90-18

Mineralization 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
vms-01079	220	220			S	15531	Holden Mine (Howe Sound Mine; Irene Mine), Holden Village, Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USA	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

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
NAVDAT-90804	192.4	188.8	Zircon			53432	King Creek Claim, King Creek, Wenatchee Mts, Chelan Co., Washington, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-90807	162	160				53529	Garnierite Claim, Blewett, Blewett District (Peshastin District), Chelan Co., Washington, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-90815	162	160				52701	Gem Claim, Culver Gulch, Blewett, Blewett District (Peshastin District), Chelan Co., Washington, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT