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Sericite from
Zhangcuo fluorite ore body, Shaowu F mining district, Shaowu City, Nanping, Fujian, China


Locality type:Ore Body
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 Zhangcuo fluorite ore body, Shaowu F mining district, Shaowu City, Nanping, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1850882
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1850882:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘHebaoshan Au deposit, Taining County, Sanming, Fujian, China
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘShanhou Pb-Zn deposit, Shunchang County, Nanping, Fujian, China
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite No. 31, Nanping pegmatite field, Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘDongkeng Mine, Pingdi-Shangxikeng Mo deposit, Wuyishan City, Nanping, Fujian, China
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘBawaiyang Pb-Zn deposit, Jian'ou City, Nanping, Fujian, China
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘShuiji Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Jianyang District, Nanping, Fujian, China
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘGuomuyang W Mine, Wuyi Metallogenic Belt, Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian, China
96.5km (59.9 miles) ⓘXingluokeng W-Mo deposit, Wuyi Metallogenic Belt, Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian, China
99.4km (61.7 miles) ⓘShengmikeng Pb-Zn deposit, Guangze County, Nanping, Fujian, China
References
You, Chao; Wang, Chunlian; Chen, Yanjing; Yu, Xiaocan; Jiang, Huihui; Zhou, Bowen (2025) Genesis of granite-related fluorite deposit from Shaowu area, South China: constraints from geochronology, fluid inclusions, and H-O-Sr isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106999 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106999
 
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