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Sericite from
Xinan deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, 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 Xinan deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1626982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1626982:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘErmiaogou prospect, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘZijinshan Mine, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘJintonghu Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘLongjiangting deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘYueyang deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘWuziqilong Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘLuoboling Cu-(Mo) deposit (Luobuling Cu-(Mo) deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘMiaoqian Mine, Liancheng Mn deposit, Liancheng Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘLanqiao Mine, Liancheng Mn deposit, Liancheng Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
References
Wang, Xuena, Wu, Chao, Xiao, Bing, Xu, Chao, Yu, Xiaoliang, Lai, Xiaodan (2024) Ore-forming fluid characteristics and ages of the Xinan Cu-Mo deposit at Zijinshan orefield, SE China: New insights for metallogenic mechanism and exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106061 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106061
Qiu, Jianhuan, Liu, Wenyuan, Chen, Jingwen, Lai, Xiaodan, Zhong, Xianghua, Li, Jieyi, Long, Hua (2024) Alteration mineralogy, characteristics and shortwave infrared spectroscopy of white mica in the Zijinshan ore field, Fujian Province: Implications for porphyry Cu prospecting. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106065 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106065
Long, Hua, Liu, Wenyuan, Chen, Jingwen, Qiu, Jianhuan, Li, Jieyi, Chen, Hui, Lai, Xiaodan (2025) Compositional Evolution of Fahlores in the Zijinshan Porphyry–Epithermal Cu-Au-Mo-Ag Ore Field, China, and Implications for Prospecting. Minerals, 15 (4). doi:10.3390/min15040362
 
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