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Sericite from
Melville Mine (Rapidan Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange 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 Melville Mine (Rapidan Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344508:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘVaucluse Mine (Grymes Mine; Grimes Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘHorace Greeley Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘRossin's Mine (Rossin's Mountain Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘField's Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘUnited States Mines (Welford Mine), Rappahannock River, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine (Deep Run Mine), Midland, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘAllah Cooper Mine (Alley-Cooper Mine; Ali Cooper Mine; Valcooper Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘBoyd-Smith Mine (Groome Mine; Lennig Mine; Smith Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘArminius Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘWalker Mine, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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