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Molybdenite from
Mount Nansen porphyry Cu-Mo-Au occurrence, Mount Nansen Mines, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:71.05 ± 0.26 Ma
Minimum recorded age:71.05 ± 0.26 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
171.05 ± 0.26 MaLate/Upper Cretaceous - Re-Os
Sample references:
1 -
Selby, D., & Creaser, R. A. (2001). Late and mid-Cretaceous mineralization in the northern Canadian Cordillera: Constraints from Re-Os molybdenite dates. Economic Geology,
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Nansen porphyry Cu-Mo-Au occurrence, Mount Nansen Mines, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900455:9
GUID (UUID V4):c263f2ba-a499-460e-bbdc-6cd501e29ac9
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKlaza deposit, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘWilliams Creek Cu deposit (Carmacks Copper), Yukon Crossing, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘCash Cu deposit, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘMinto Mine, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘPattison Occurrence, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
References
Selby, D., & Creaser, R. A. (2001). Late and mid-Cretaceous mineralization in the northern Canadian Cordillera: Constraints from Re-Os molybdenite dates. Economic Geology, 96(6), 1461-1467.
 
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