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Sericite from
Buckhorn Mica Mine (Claim: Emerald Gem), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer 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 Buckhorn Mica Mine (Claim: Emerald Gem), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355809:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘWisdom Ranch Prospect, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘSmuggler Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘArgo Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘBurlington Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘBueno (Buena Group), Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘNugget Group, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘInterocean Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘCash Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘIngram mine (Valley Forge Occurrence; Critic and Railroad Boy; Sunshine; Three Brothers; Atchison; Belle; Golden Eagle; Melvina; Baron; Richmond), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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