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Sericite from
Bowles Mine (Boles Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, 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 Bowles Mine (Boles Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344001:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘScotia Mine (Perkins Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Tabscott, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘPage Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHughes Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Staples Mine), New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘMargaret Mine (Terrell Mine), New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘWalker Mine, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘArminius Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘGarland Quarry, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘBoyd-Smith Mine (Groome Mine; Lennig Mine; Smith Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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