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Sericite from
Yanshan Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, 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 Yanshan Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1789484
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1789484:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘAnkou Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘDaliuhang Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘShuigou Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘShijia Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘQijiagou Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘXiangkuang Pb-Zn deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘLiujiagou Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘBailidian Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘMajiayao Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘXidouya Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Wang, Bin; Ding, Zhengjiang; Yang, Qun; Bao, Zhongyi; Lv, Junyang; Bai, Yina; Ma, Shunxi; Zhou, Yikang (2025) Mineralization Age and Ore-Forming Material Source of the Yanshan Gold Deposit in the Daliuhang Gold Field in the Jiaodong Peninsula, China: Constraints from Geochronology and In Situ Sulfur Isotope. Minerals, 15 (9). doi:10.3390/min15090941
 
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