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Sericite from
Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group1
Baryte1
Erythrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:169406
Long-form Identifier:1:3:169406:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sericite in this Region
Schmiedestollen dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSchmiedestollen dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘClara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘImmelsbacher Höhe, Hornberg, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘLudwig Mine, Hausach, Hausach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘNiederwasser, Hornberg, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘSilberbrünnle Mine, Gengenbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
45.5km (28.2 miles) ⓘMüllenbach U deposit, Baden-Baden, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘHochkopf, Feldberg, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘFahl, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘTeufelsgrund Mine, Belchen, Münstertal, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Walenta, Kurt (1992) Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes und ihre Fundstellen. Christian Weise Verlag. 336 pp.
 
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