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Sericite from
Sansheng W-Mo deposit, Huade County, Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, 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 Sansheng W-Mo deposit, Huade County, Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1502459
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1502459:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘNarenwula W deposit, Bordered Yellow Banner (Xianghuang Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘBaishitouwa W deposit, Taibus Banner (Taipusi Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘHadamiao Au deposit, Bordered Yellow Banner (Xianghuang Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
References
Xie, W., Zeng, Q. D., Lan, T. G., Zhou, L. L., Wang, R. L., & Wu, J. J. (2022). Genetic link between the Late Mesozoic granitic magmatism and W mineralization in NE China: Constraints from in-situ U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of wolframite, and whole-rocks geochemistry analyses of W-bearing granites from the Sansheng W-Mo deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 144, 104868.
Xie, Wei; Zeng, Qing-Dong; Huang, Liang-Liang; Zhou, Ling-Li; Fan, Hong-Rui; Wu, Jin-Jian; Wang, Rui-Liang; Zhu, He-Ping (2023) Composition and evolution of ore-forming fluids in the Sansheng porphyry W-Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China: Evidence from LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105481
Xie, Wei; Jin, Chao; Zeng, Qingdong; Wang, Ruiliang; Wu, Jinjian; Dong, Rui; Wang, Zhao (2025) Ore Genesis of the Sansheng W-Mo Deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China: Constraints from Mineral Geochemistry and In Situ S Isotope Analyses of Sulfides. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121283
 
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