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Sericite from
Lijiapuzi Au deposit, Benxi, Liaoning, 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 Lijiapuzi Au deposit, Benxi, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1505838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1505838:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘBaiyun Au deposit (Baiyunshan Au deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘWandigou Au deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘErdaogou Pb-Zn deposit, Baiyun Au deposit (Baiyunshan Au deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘXiaotongjiabuzi Au deposit (Xiaotongjiapuzi Au deposit; Xiaotongjiabaozi Au deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘZhenzigou Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘXiquegou Pb-Zn deposit (Xiquigou Pb-Zn deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘNanshan Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘWujiapu Mo deposit (Wujiabao Mo deposit), Benxi Co., Benxi, Liaoning, China
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘGongchangling No. 2 Mine, Gongchangling Fe deposit, Gongchangling District, Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘYangshuqu Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
References
Zhao, Yan, Zhang, Peng, Yang, Hongzhi, Kou, Linlin, Bi, Zhongwei, Yang, Zhongzhu, Chen, Jiang (2022) Paleoproterozoic Mineralization of the Lijiapuzi Gold Deposit in the Liaodong Peninsula, NE China: Constraints from 40Ar-39Ar Age, S-Pb Isotopes, and In Situ Analyses. Minerals, 12 (8) 971 doi:10.3390/min12080971
 
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