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Sericite from
Orocopia Schist Subduction Channel, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Formation
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 Orocopia Schist Subduction Channel, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1772290
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1772290:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘBelle Mackeever property (Belle Mackeever group of claims; Belle Mackeever prospect), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘSheep Tanks Mine (Sheep Tank Mine; Resolution group), Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘHarquahala Mine, Bonanza and Golden Eagle Mine group, Martin Peak, Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘGolden Harp Mine (Golden Harp prospect), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘAlonah Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘBlodgett Mine (Blodgett prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘEngesser Mine (Engesser prospect; Johnnie prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Mine (Tiger Mine), Little Horn Peak, Big Horn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘThree Musketeers Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Copper Mine), Spring Mountain, Webb Mining District, Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Haxel, Gordon B., Epstein, Gabe S., Jacobson, Carl E., Wittke, James H., Standlee, Kerrie G., Mulligan, Suzanne R. (2023) Mantle peridotite and associated metasomatic rocks in the Orocopia Schist subduction channel (latest Cretaceous) at Cemetery Ridge, southwest Arizona. Contributed Report CR-22-A. Arizona Geological Survey
 
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