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Sericite from
Abe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, 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 Abe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201835
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201835:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘGold Bar Mine, Amazon Wash, Constellation, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘPicacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘC and W prospect (C and W group of claims; C and W claims), Castle Creek region, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘJonell prospect (Jonell group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘDragon Mine, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBee Hive Mine (Beehive Gold Mine; Bee Hive property; Ziegler property; Peterson group claims), Octave, Weaver Mining District (Virginia Mining District; Mocking Bird Mining District), Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘOctave Mine (Joker Mine; Bonanza Mine), Octave, Weaver Mining District (Virginia Mining District; Mocking Bird Mining District), Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘSmokey's-Copper Basin claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘPero Bonito Mine (El Pero Bonito Mine; Mountain Chief Mine), Columbia, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1962), Recon. Study of Uranium deposits in AZ, USGS Bull. 1147-A: A44-A46.
 
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