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Sericite from
Xiuwacu W-Mo deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, 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 Xiuwacu W-Mo deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1943424
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1943424:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘZhujiding Cu deposit, Xiangcheng Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘHongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘHongshan section, Hongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘLannitang Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘNorth Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘEast Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘPulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘChundu Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘGeyading Cu-(Zn) deposit, Dêqên County (Deqin Co.; Diqing Co.), Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘDonglufang Mo-Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
References
Du, Bin; Yang, Zian; Yang, Lifei; Chen, Qi; Zhu, Jiaxuan; Shi, Kangxing; Li, Gao; Wang, Lei; Lu, Jia (2022) Zircon Hf-Isotopic Mapping Applied to the Metal Exploration of the Sanjiang Tethyan Orogenic Belt, Southwestern China. Applied Sciences, 12 (8). p.4081. doi:10.3390/app12084081
 
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