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Sericite from
Lucky Girl Mine (Lucky Girl group - in part; Edgemont mine), Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


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 Lucky Girl Mine (Lucky Girl group - in part; Edgemont mine), Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196922:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘLucky Boy Mine (Lucky Girl group - in part; Edgemont mine), Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBig Bob Mine (Lucky Girl group - in part), Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘDoby deposit (Doby George deposit), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘAbe's Canyon Barite Mine (Fantastic Mine - 0320070544; Blue Smoke Claims - 0320070352; Tabor canyon), Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘSilver Coin prospect (Pony Express prospect; Ruby claims), Burner Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘBig Bird claims (Ace; Joan Laura), Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘJarbidge Gold Prospect (Pavlak; Bourne; Bluster; Elkoro Mines), Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘPavlak Mine, Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘRiddle Lease, Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘPick and Shovel Mine (Escalon Mine), Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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