Climax

Colorado, United States

PorphyriesMo

Type
Mo porphyry (Climax type)

The reference deposit of the Climax type, in rhyolite porphyries. Ceresco Ridge is an altered and oxidised part of the district.

δ98Mo in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 3134

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
0.11 ‰molybdenite (regional mean)
Regional mean value reported for molybdenite. Nearby groundwaters reach 2.42 ‰, attributed to adsorption and kinetic fractionation in the supergene environment.
Skierszkan et al. 2019, Mo behavior at Climax-Ceresco Ridge

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Climax, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/climax/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

@misc{isofind2026climaxisotopesignatures,
  title = {Climax, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/climax/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06