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Sericite from
Leonidas vein, Švedlár, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Vein
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 Leonidas vein, Švedlár, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1445844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1445844:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘStará Voda, Švedlár, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘUranium prospect, Henclová, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘGreisen outcrop, Dlhá Valley, Gemerská Poloma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMajerská valley U occurrence, Čučma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘČiernohorské kúpele, Nálepkovo, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSb deposit (Matej; Gabriela and Klement Mine), Čučma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘFerdinand vein, Hnilec, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘPeklisko, Hnilec, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘČierna baňa, Čučma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘJán-Jozefína vein, Pača, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Václav J. (1966): Mineralogicko-paragenetické a geochemické pomery hydrotermálnych rudných žíl v oblasti Švedlár-Stará Voda-Volovec. Dielčia záverečná správa za roky 1962-1965. Manuskript, archív ŠGÚDŠ-Geofond, Bratislava, 1-199, 17537.
 
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