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Sericite from
Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug 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 Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209378:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘLittle Egypt Mine, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘPocahontas Mine (Pocahontas Copper Queen Mining Co. Mine; Copper Dome claims; Patented claims MS 1746; Claims MS 4624), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘDe Soto Mine (Patented claims MS 1462 & 1463; Copper Link; Whale), Battle Flat, Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘGreat Republic Mine (Great Republic claim), Turkey Creek Station, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘGolden Turkey Mine (Silver Pheasant Mine), Turkey Creek, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘStoddard Mine (Patented claims MS 439-440), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘHalf Moon Mine (Halfmoon prospect; Payoff group), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘButternut Mine (Claims MS 1434 and 3768; Good Luck group), Big Bug, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘBinghampton Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 143-145.
 
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