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Sericite from
Yuerya Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, 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 Yuerya Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1642145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1642145:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘXiajinbao Au-Cu deposit, Jidong gold area, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘYu'erya Mine, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘXiayingfang Au deposit, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘJiaodingshan Pb-Zn deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘNiuxinshan Au deposit, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘHuajian Au Mine, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘXiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘJinchangyu Au deposit, Qianxi Co., Tangshan, Hebei, China
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘSanjiazi Mine (Sanjia Mine), Qinglong County, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘShuangdongzi Mine, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
References
Guo, Rongqiang, Han, Shijiong, Chen, Yichen, Dang, Hongliang, Wang, Jinhui, Yang, Yanchen, Hu, Shaohua, Yuan, Yurui (2024) Deciphering ore-forming fluid evolution processes of the Yuerya gold deposit, eastern Hebei, China: Insights from pyrite texture, trace element and sulfur isotope compositions. Ore Geology Reviews, 171. 106178 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106178
 
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