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Sericite from
Velvet gold mines, Velvet Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA


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 Velvet gold mines, Velvet Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1367554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1367554:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Andalusite occurrence [1], Blue Wing Mining District, Blue Wing Mountains, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘWihuja Mine, Seven Troughs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1491, Farrell Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘAdriene Mine (Louis Lay Mine), Willard Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘGreen prospect, Lake Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘChampion Mine (Champion Sillimanite Co. Quarry), Sacramento Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘLooney mine, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘLincoln Hill dumortierite deposit, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘFireball Ridge prospects, Truckee Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘRelief Canyon Mine, Relief Canyon, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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