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Sericite from
Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:A component of the porous white mass of alteration products of quartzite and diabase gouge in the mineralized fault zone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Kaolinite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:278955
Long-form Identifier:1:3:278955:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCopper Cities Mine, Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘBuckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMiami East Mine, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘInspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘMiami Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘWagner Mine (Wagner group of claims; Wagner Tungsten group; Pinto Tungsten Mine; Pinto Mining Co. claims; Friend in Need vein; Red Bird claims), Pinto Creek, Granite Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCactus property, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 156: 104.
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, AZ, USGS PP 342: 128
 
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