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Sericite from
Henderson Mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, 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 Henderson Mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:354885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:354885:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘUrad mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘBismark Pelican (Pelican - Dives Mine), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘGold Dirt Mine, Silver Mountain Ore Zone, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘGold Fissure Mine, Silver Mountain Ore Zone, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSilver Mountain Occurrence, Silver Mountain Ore Zone, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘWhale Lode (Alhambra Mill Site; Silver Falls Lode; T-Boy Tunnel Site), Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘInvincible (Baltimore; Brighton; Silver Link; Blackwood; Alpine; Roca; Brownell; Frelland; Lance; Mint; Mammoth; Belle Creole; Ariadne; Diamond Mt.; Miller; Cecil; Falcon; Harrisburg; C. M. Welch), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘKirk Mine, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 80-661
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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