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Sericite from
Mahuaping Be–W–F Mine, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Mahuaping Be–W–F Mine, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1909073
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1909073:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘTongchanggou Mo-polymetallic deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘDonglufang Mo-Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘChundu Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Cu deposit, Weixi County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
82.6km (51.4 miles) ⓘPulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘEast Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘNorth Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘHongshan section, Hongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘMofancun Cu deposit, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘHongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
References
Li, Pengju; Deng, Mingguo; Liu, Jiajia; Jia, Zhen; Wu, Peng; Chen, Fuchuan (2026) Genesis of the Mahuaping Be-W-F Deposit in Sanjiang Region, SW China: Constraints from Rb-Sr Age of Muscovite and Geochemical Compositions of Beryl. Minerals, 16 (4). doi:10.3390/min16040388
Liu, Jiajun; Liu, Jinyu; Yu, Fan; Li, Baoshan; Liu, Siyuan; Li, Yixin; Chen, Fuchuan; Shu, Qihai (2026) Hydrothermal evolution and W-Be-F mineralization in the Mahuaping deposit, SW China: insights from fluid inclusion compositions. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107475. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107475
 
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