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Sericite from
Gold Hill Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Gold Hill Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1568667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1568667:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘTom Cat prospect, Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘCorcoran Canyon Project, Nye County, Nevada, USA
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘApril Fool Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘApril Fool Mine, April Fool Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘAmalgamated Mine, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘUnion Amalgamated Mine (Amalgamated Mine; Union No. 2 Mine; Earle Mine; Earl Mine), Litigation Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘEarle Mine (Union No. 2), Litigation Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘWhite Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘNorthumberland Mine, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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