Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Hexamolybdenum

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    Max Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)mindat IDLocality containing MineralCountryTectonic SettingsDated Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Reference (Max Age)Reference (Min Age)Excel ID (Max Age)Excel ID (Min Age)Query Minerals# of Query Minerals at LocalityLat DegLat MinLat SecLon DegLon MinLon SecDecimal Degree
    P47000151AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Hexamolybdenum 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P47000195Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Hexamolybdenum 1-37-26-441444236-37.445555555556,144.71
    P47000225843City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Hexamolybdenum 1-36-26-181453023-36.438333333333,145.50638888889
    P47000281061Murchison, City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Hexamolybdenum 1-36-3701451159-36.616666666667,145.19972222222
    MDO47000126090Murchison Meteorite, Murchison, City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaAustralia126090Murchison Meteorite, Murchison, City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Hexamolybdenum 1-36-370145120-36.616666666667,145.2
    14244GermanyGermanyHexamolybdenum 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    1766Bavaria, GermanyGermanyHexamolybdenum 14910511254549.168055555556,11.429166666667
    21372Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyHexamolybdenum 14850421382948.845,13.141388888889
    279278Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyHexamolybdenum 148535612335148.898888888889,12.564166666667
    MD215256Danubian Fluvial Placer (Donauplatin Placer), Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyHexamolybdenum 148535612335148.898888888889,12.564166666667
    14188GreeceGreeceHexamolybdenum 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    14526Central Greece, GreeceGreeceHexamolybdenum 13849222435138.817222222222,22.730833333333
    14525Phthiotis, Central Greece, GreeceGreeceHexamolybdenum 13922922202939.041388888889,22.341388888889
    26565Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, GreeceGreeceHexamolybdenum 13923022203039.041666666667,22.341666666667
    MD204454Aghio Stefanos Prospect (Agios Stefanos), Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, GreeceGreeceHexamolybdenum 139002215039,22.25
    P4567.614565.652285MexicoMexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Hexamolybdenum 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    P4567.614565.652297Chihuahua, MexicoMexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Hexamolybdenum 1281923-106-41-2628.323055555556,-106.69055555556
    P4567.614565.65276083Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, MexicoMexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Hexamolybdenum 1265759-105-18-5926.966388888889,-105.31638888889
    MDB4567.614565.6535Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, MexicoMexico35Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, MexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Hexamolybdenum 126580-105-19026.966666666667,-105.31666666667
    293089Northwest Africa MeteoritesNorthwest Africa MeteoritesHexamolybdenum 10000000,0
    MD225705Northwest Africa 1934 Meteorite (NWA 1934), Northwest Africa MeteoritesNorthwest Africa MeteoritesHexamolybdenum 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 21 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (9 of the 21 parent localities have ages)


    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, and has an age.
    The mineral occurs at some child of this locality.
    The locality at which the mineral occurs does not have an age...this is the closest parent locality with an age, relative to that mineral. This is not ideal.

    AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
    GThis mineral is directly dated.
    BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
    YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
    OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
    RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
    PThe 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.

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     This bottom-level locality is directly dated. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (7 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (3 bottom-level + 9 top/mid-level = 12 total)

       






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