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Sericite from
Unnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 3807; MRDS - 10026471), Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Unnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 3807; MRDS - 10026471), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:341025
Long-form Identifier:1:3:341025:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘBetts Sandy Bottom Property (Betts Mine; and Gillespie Mine; Rollins Chemical Company Mine; Includes The Nettie Mine; Martha Mine), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘGahagan Mine, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘS. W. Presley Mine (Presnell Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMiddle Ridge Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘMurphy Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘColberts Creek Mine (Wooley Knob Mine), South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘJoe Young Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘRob Deyton Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘGeorge Moon Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘCreson Mine, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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