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Sericite from
Gold Cliff Mine, Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as an alteration product in vein wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Cliff Mine, Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:228232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:228232:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘKay Copper Mine (Kay Copper Corp property; Buckeye Patented claim; Marietta Patented claim; Harriet Patented claim; Diorite Patented claim; Patented claims 3512 and 3743), Black Canyon City, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘRichinbar Mine (Zyke shaft; Patented claims MS 1470 & 1286; Gold Note MS 1470 Patented claims), Agua Fria Canyon, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.3km (25.0 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
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘGolden Central Mine (Gold Central Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘPero Bonito Mine (El Pero Bonito Mine; Mountain Chief Mine), Columbia, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine (Golconda claim), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘLane Mine, Copper Basin area, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘOrd Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘSmokey's-Copper Basin claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘJonell prospect (Jonell group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1941), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 148: 26-27.
 
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