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Sericite from
C and W prospect (C and W group of claims; C and W claims), Castle Creek region, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view C and W prospect (C and W group of claims; C and W claims), Castle Creek region, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214207:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘJonell prospect (Jonell group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSmokey's-Copper Basin claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘLane Mine, Copper Basin area, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine (Golconda claim), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘPero Bonito Mine (El Pero Bonito Mine; Mountain Chief Mine), Columbia, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘGolden Central Mine (Gold Central Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘ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
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘLittle Joe Mine (Little Joseph Mine; Columbia Gold Mining property; Patented claims MS 1832; Acquisition Mine [?]), Columbia, Hum Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘGold Bar Mine, Amazon Wash, Constellation, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘSpringfield Mine (Springfield group; Springfield shaft; Venus claim; Gorilla claim), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 148: 25-26.
 
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