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Sericite from
Matigou Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, 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 Matigou Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1651520
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1651520:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘErlihe Pb-Zn deposit (Bafangshan Pb-Zn deposit), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘPangjiahe Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘLaochang Mine, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘChaima Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘQiandongshan Mine (Qiantongshan Mine), Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘBaguamiao Mine, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘYinmusi Pb-Zn Mine, Yinmusi Mines, Fengxian–Taibai ore cluster, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘWenjiangsi Au deposit, Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi, China
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘHuayagou Au deposit, Liangdang Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘLiushaogou Au deposit, Hui Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
References
Ma, Jian; Lü, Xinbiao; Li, Song; Chen, Jiajie; Lu, Fei; Yin, Xin; Wu, Mengqi (2021) The ca. 230 Ma gold mineralization in the Fengtai Basin, Western Qinling orogen, and its implications for ore genesis and geodynamic setting: A case study of the Matigou gold deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 138. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104398
Ma, Jian; Lü, Xinbiao; Deng, Ke (2026) Ore-forming processes of orogenic gold deposits in the northwest Fengtai Basin, South Qinling Orogen, central China: Constraints from pyrite texture and geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 195. p.107385. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107385
 
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