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Sericite from
Dengshang Mo deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, 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 Dengshang Mo deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1887369
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1887369:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGuzhigou Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘHeishan Mine, Damiao complex, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘDonggou Fe deposit, Damiao complex, Shuangluan District, Chengde, Hebei, China
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘChaijiagou Mo deposit, Shuangqiao District, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘXiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘJiaodingshan Pb-Zn deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘShuangdongzi Mine, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘShouwangfen Mine, Yingshouyingzikuang District, Chengde, Hebei, China
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘXiayingfang Au deposit, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘShirengou Au deposit, Songshan District, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
References
Zhou, Jia-Hui; Ju, Nan; Miao, Qun-Feng; Teng, Zhuo-Er; Wang, Xiao-Dong; Li, Xiao-Xia; Li, Ming-Lu; Liu, Shi-Ming (2026) Petrogenesis of Rhyolitic Porphyry Hosting the Newly Discovered Dengshang Mo Deposit, Northern Hebei Province. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030249
Li, Xiao-Xia; Li, Shan-Shan; Tamer, Murat; Teng, Zhuo-Er; Miao, Qun-Feng; Zhou, Jia-Hui; Li, Cheng-Xun; Peng, Ze-Hai; Huang, Hao-Chong; Zheng, Zhi-Yuan; et al. (2026) Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy in Molybdenum Exploration: A Case Study of the Dengshang Deposit, North China Craton. Geosciences, 16 (5). p.187. doi:10.3390/geosciences16050187
 
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