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Sericite from
Tongyu VHMS Cu deposit, Mei County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China


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 Tongyu VHMS Cu deposit, Mei County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1500745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1500745:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
45.6km (28.4 miles) ⓘMa'anqiao Au deposit, Zhouzhi County, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘShuangwang Au deposit, Taibai County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘTaibai Mine, Taibai County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘBaguamiao Mine, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘChaima Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘYinmusi Pb-Zn Mine, Yinmusi Mines, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘLaochang Mine, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘErlihe Pb-Zn deposit (Bafangshan Pb-Zn deposit), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘMatigou Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘYindongzi Pb-Ag deposit, Ningshan County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
References
Xiao, X., Laimin, Z., Ben, L., Guowei, Z., Hujun, G., Jun, Z., & Hang, J. (2015). Zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemical characteristics of the volcanic host rocks from the Tongyu VHMS copper deposit in the western North Qinling Orogen and their geological significance. Acta Geologica Sinica (English edition), 89(6), 1926-1946.
Zeng, Renyu; Wang, Qingfei; Santosh, M.; Allen, Mark B.; Su, Hui; Ju, Peijiao; Yuan, Ziqi; Zhang, You; Zhang, Xiaoxuan; Liu, Guangxian (2025) Early Paleozoic Tethyan evolution and metallogeny in East Asia. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106890 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106890
 
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