Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Molibdeno Deposit, Cumobabi, La Verde District, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 58.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 58.5

mindat Locality ID: 195533
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195533.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Molibdeno Deposit, Cumobabi, La Verde District, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Tetrahedrite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: C Cu Fe Mo O Pb S Sb Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Cu Fe Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Molybdenite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Tetrahedrite

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	58.9	58.5	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	58.9	58.5	24243
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	58.9	58.5	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	58.9	58.5	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	58.9	58.5	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	58.9	58.5	6417
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	58.9	58.5	5317

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00201	58.9	58.5	58.7±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	Cumo123	Yes	Molybdenite	Mendozavilite-NaFe, Molybdenite, Paramendozavilite	Mo	25845	Cumobabi, La Verde District, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Cumobabi	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
Mo-00202	58.9	58.5	58.7±0.2	Re-Os	molybdenite	Cumo124	Yes	Molybdenite	Mendozavilite-NaFe, Molybdenite, Paramendozavilite	Mo	25845	Cumobabi, La Verde District, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Cumobabi	Barra et al. (2005)	10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605	EG100_1605
PorphCu-00073	58.9	58.5	58.7±0.2	Re-Os			Yes		Albite, Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	25845	Cumobabi, La Verde District, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico	Cumobabi	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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