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Sericite from
Taijiying gold deposit, Beipiao City, Chaoyang, 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 Taijiying gold deposit, Beipiao City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1511736
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1511736:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘMahugou Au deposit, Beipiao City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘShajingou Au deposit (Saijingou Au deposit), Beipiao City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘDaheishan Au deposit, Beipiao City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘBeidacheng Au deposit, Aohan Banner (Aohan Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘDaheishan Au deposit, Aohan Banner (Aohan Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘErdaogou Mine, Jinchanggouliang-Erdaogou ore field, Beipiao City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘDongduimiangou Mine, Jinchanggouliang-Erdaogou ore field, Aohan Banner (Aohan Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘJinchanggouliang Mine, Jinchanggouliang-Erdaogou ore field, Aohan Banner (Aohan Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘDongwujiazi Au deposit, Xiaotazigou-Dongwujiazi ore field, Kazuo County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘXiaotazigou Au deposit, Xiaotazigou-Dongwujiazi ore field, Kazuo County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
References
Yuan, Jian-Guo, Hua-Feng Zhang, Ying Tong, Yun-Yan Qu, Rui-Bin Liu, and Run-Wu Li. (2022) "Contrasting Sources and Related Metallogeny of the Triassic and Jurassic Granitoids in the Chifeng–Chaoyang District, Northern Margin of the North China Craton: A Review with New Data" Minerals 12, no. 9: 1117. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12091117
 
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