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Sericite from
Crosby Mine (Nieman and Crosby Mine; Crosby-Nieman Mine; Marcus), Malpais Mesa, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as an alteration product in wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crosby Mine (Nieman and Crosby Mine; Crosby-Nieman Mine; Marcus), Malpais Mesa, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224048:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘBagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Hubbard Mine), Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘBlack Pearl Mine (Black Pearl group of claims; Camp Wood Tungsten Mine), Loco Gulch (Loco Creek), Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘBlack Magic prospect (Black Magic #1 claim; Mary D group of claims; Joy property; Black Diamond), Conger Wash, Camp Wood area, Eureka Mining District, Santa Maria Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘCuba Mine (Rooney Mine; Independence claim; Cuba prospect), Weaver Peak, Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘLost Mine, Greenwood Mining District, Poachie Range, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘOlea claims, Greenwood Mining District, Poachie Range, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 26-27.
 
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