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Sericite from
Chaxi Au deposit, Tongdao Co., Huaihua, Hunan, 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 Chaxi Au deposit, Tongdao Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1503034
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1503034:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘHuanggou Au deposit, Tongdao Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘTonggu Mine (Huaqiao Mine), Jinping County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘPingcha Au-Sb deposit, Jingzhou Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘTaojinchong Au deposit, Huitong Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘYangwantuan Au deposit, Huitong Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘMoshan-Youma'ao Au deposit, Zhushanchong-Moshan Au ore field, Tianzhu County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘPingtan W deposit, Xinning Co., Shaoyang, Hunan, China
73.3km (45.6 miles) ⓘYuntoujie W-Mo deposit, Miaoershan-Yuechengling ore field, Ziyuan Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘMobin Au deposit, Huitong Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘShuanghuajiang Mine, Miaoershan-Yuechengling ore field, Ziyuan Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
References
Chen, Shu-Min, Zhou, Yu-Xuan, Li, Bin, Wu, Jin-Hong, Zhao, Hong-Tao, Zhang, Zhi-Ming, Zeng, Hao (2022) Genesis of Chaxi Gold Deposit in Southwestern Hunan Province, Jiangnan Orogen (South China): Constraints from Fluid Inclusions, H-O-S-Pb Isotopes, and Pyrite Trace Element Concentrations. Minerals, 12 (7) 867 doi:10.3390/min12070867
Song, Shuling; Zhang, Yu; Creaser, Robert A.; Chen, Huayong; Deng, Changzhou; Brzozowski, Matthew J.; Yin, Runsheng; Toma, Jonathan; Shao, Yongjun; Li, Hongbin; et al. (2025) Multiple Isotopic Constraints on the Origin of the High-Grade Chaxi Gold Deposit in the Jiangnan Orogenic Belt, South China. Economic Geology, 120 (4). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5153
 
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