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Sericite from
Apollo Hill gold prospect, Glenorn Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
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 Apollo Hill gold prospect, Glenorn Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1853855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1853855:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘUlysses Gold Mine, Tampa, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘGwalia Mine (Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘTower Hill Gold Mine, Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘGambier Lass Gold Mine, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘTrump Gold Mine (Gwalia Central), Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘKailis Gold Mine, Leonora, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘMerton's Reward Gold Mine (Merton's Find; Mertondale 1), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘRamonie Gold Mine, Mount Morgans Gold Mine, Mount Margaret Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘTonto gold prospect, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘMertondale 5 Gold Mine, Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Kreuzer, Oliver P.; Roshanravan, Bijan; Buckingham, Amanda J.; Core, Daniel P.; Konecke, Brian A.; McDwyer, Daniel; Mustard, Roger (2025) Controls, Expressions, and Discovery Potential of Gold Mineralization in the Central-Eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: New Insights from an Integrated Targeting Study. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121255
 
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