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Sericite from
Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, 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 Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238896:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘIndependence mine, Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘDeldosso prospect, Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘCoyote deposit (California deposit), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘApache No. 1 Mine (Porter; Blue), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘNavajo deposit (Summit; Highland), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘGlobe pegmatite (Globe Mine), South Petaca, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
55.9km (34.8 miles) ⓘAlamos deposit (Parker deposit), Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘTojo Mine, M.I.C.A. Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘGood Hope mine, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1956) Geology of the Questa Molybdenum (Moly) mine area, Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 51. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-51
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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