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Sericite from
Sulphide deposit (Sohlander Bergsegen), Sohland an der Spree, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Deposit
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 Sulphide deposit (Sohlander Bergsegen), Sohland an der Spree, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1286960
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1286960:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘDziałoszyn granite quarry, Działoszyn, Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘJędrzychowice succession, Gmina Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘBarbora adit, Knöttel area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘSadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘWyrwak Hill, Kamień, Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘKoštál Diatreme, Jenčice, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘFluorite deposit, Harrachov, Semily District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘKsiężyk quartz vein, Nowa Kamienica, Gmina Stara Kamienica, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘBiały Kamień quartz vein, Nowa Kamienica, Gmina Stara Kamienica, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Sandmann, D., & Gutzmer, J. (2015). Nature and distribution of PGE mineralisation in gabbroic rocks of the Lusatian Block, Saxony, Germany Art und Verbreitung der PGE-Mineralisation in den gabbroiden Gesteinen des Lausitzer Blocks, Sachsen, Deutschland. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 166(1), 35-53.
 
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