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Sericite from
Dicksons prospect (Silver Swan), Quinns gold area, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
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 Dicksons prospect (Silver Swan), Quinns gold area, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1222932
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1222932:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘFranklin prospect, Quinns gold area, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘQuinns gold area, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘRobert prospect, Quinns gold area, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘTriton Gold Mine, Reedy's Goldfield, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘEelya (Mount Eelya; Colonel; Rapier; Hollandaire), Tuckabianna Goldfield, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘIngliston Extended Gold Mine (Ingliston; Ingliston Extended North; New Ingliston; Ingliston Extended East; Manchuria; Ingliston Extended South), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘSabbath Gold Mine, Garden Gully Goldfield, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘKyarra Gold Mine, Garden Gully Goldfield, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘGolden Crown Gold Mine, Day Dawn Goldfield, Cue, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘKingfisher Gold Mine, Gidgee, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Hassan, L. Y. (2017). Alteration Associated with the Austin-Quinns VMS Prospects, Northern Yilgarn Craton. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Record 2017/10, 61p.
 
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