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Sericite from
Nambi Gold Mine (Mount Redcliffe), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nambi Gold Mine (Mount Redcliffe), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1025147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1025147:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘMertondale 5 Gold Mine, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘTonto gold prospect, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMerton's Reward Gold Mine (Merton's Find; Mertondale 1), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘGambier Lass Gold Mine, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘWendys Bore, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘTeutonic Bore Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘKing of the Hills Gold Mine (Tarmoola; KoTH), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘKailis Gold Mine, Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘTrump Gold Mine (Gwalia Central), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘTower Hill Gold Mine, Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Blewett, R.S., Czarnota, K. (2007), Tectonostratigraphic Architecture and Uplift History of the Eastern Yilgarn Craton, Module 3 Terrane Structure, Project Y1-P763, Record, Geoscience Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, 2007
 
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