| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Molybdenite |
| Formula: | MoS2 |
| Age information |
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| Maximum recorded age: | 61 Ma |
| Minimum recorded age: | 60.4 Ma |
| Sample ages: | | Recorded age | Geologic Time | Sample | Dating method |
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| 1 | 61 to 60.4 Ma | Paleocene | - | Re-Os |
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| Comments: | Prin. ore min.; at one time considered to be among the highest Re contents known (320-580 ppm). |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Molybdenite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Sericite | ⓘ1 photo of Molybdenite associated with Sericite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 989574 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:989574:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e1d4933c-af4b-4ddf-a676-f69d53993238 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite |
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| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘCopper Prince Mine (Arizona Moly Corp. property; Copper Giant Mine; Copper Creek project; Patented claims MS 2620), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘAmerican Eagle Mine (American Eagle Basin), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 19.7km (12.2 miles) | ⓘKalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine (Apex Lead & Vanadium Mining Corp Mine; Quarelli group), San Manuel, San Manuel Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘFord Mine (Ford property; Old Glory 1-5 claims; Mammoth Tiger Extension Mining Corp. property), Tucson Wash, Mammoth, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 35.9km (22.3 miles) | ⓘRedington, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 37.4km (23.2 miles) | ⓘLittle Hill Mine, Oracle, Oracle Mining District (Control Mining District; Old Hat Mining District; Santa Catalina Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| 40.0km (24.8 miles) | ⓘStratton Mine (Old Hat Mine), Stratton-Daily Camp, Mount Bigelow, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 41.4km (25.7 miles) | ⓘKorn Kob Mine (Korn Kob prospect), Buchman Canyon, Redington Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 41.8km (25.9 miles) | ⓘCopper Hill prospect, Crozier Peak area, Cottonwood Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |
| References |
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Childs-Adwinkle Mine, Copper Creek, Bunker Hill District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA