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Sericite from
Ortiz Open Pit Mine, Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, 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 Ortiz Open Pit Mine, Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1459050
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1459050:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘCunningham mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘOrtiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘCarache Canyon breccia, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘCash Entry mine, Cerrillos District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGrand Central Mine, Cerrillos District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘJuan Tabo area, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘEl Cuervo Butte, El Cuervo Butte Mining District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘPecos Mine (Hamilton Mine; Cowles Mine), Willow Creek District, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘOld Priest mine, Tecolote District, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘCerro Colorado, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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