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Sericite from
Evening Star Mine (Evening Star claims), Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in vein & stringer wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Evening Star Mine (Evening Star claims), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:226461
Long-form Identifier:1:3:226461:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘChadwick Mine (Chadwick claims; East Evening Star Mine; West Evening Star Mine; Houston Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘDimple Mine group, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘOld Baldy prospects, Littleshot Camp, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘPrimos group of claims (Primos Mine), Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘFesterling Mine (Elsicor Mine; Cora Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 148: 46
 
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