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Sericite from
Powers Mine (Burro Unpatented claims), Kilberg Canyon, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:As replacement material after breccia fragments.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Powers Mine (Burro Unpatented claims), Kilberg Canyon, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247256:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (46), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (8), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘOld Reliable Mine (Reliable Mine; Calumet Mine; Clark-Scanlon group; Copper Creek Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Eagle Mine (American Eagle Basin), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (10), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCopper Prince Mine, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘGlory Hole Mine (Globe Mine; Patented claims MS 2620), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect (2), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 193.
 
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