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 Nacozari De García, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 58.8Ma - 53.3Ma 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-00576	58.8	54.8		Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	207317	El Batamote Cu Deposit, Nacozari De García, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
Mo-00209	54.1	53.3	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Molybdite	Mo	27090	Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Valencia et al. (2005)	MD40_175

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-00576	58.8	54.8		Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	207317	El Batamote Cu Deposit, Nacozari De García, Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Direct age (remote)

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-00209	54.1	53.3	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Molybdite	Mo	27090	Nacozari De García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Valencia et al. (2005)	MD40_175