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Sericite from
Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:171548
Long-form Identifier:1:3:171548:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘPrincess Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘContinental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMayflower Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘHanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘBurro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘMerry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘPurple Heart Mine, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lasky, S. G., (1930) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Ground Hog Mine, Central District, Grant County, New Mexico. NMBMGMR Circular 2
Meinert, Lawrence D. (1987) Skarn zonation and fluid evolution in the Groundhog Mine, Central mining district, New Mexico. Economic Geology, 82 (3) 523-545 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.3.523
Gibbs, Ron (1992) Minerals of the Ground Hog Mine, Grant County. Rocks & Minerals, 67 (5). p.293-297. doi:10.1080/00357529.1992.9926496
 
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