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Sericite from
Lucky Strike Mine (Modoc; MS 17455; Horse Shoe; MS 17122; Belle Valaisane; MS 13897; Only Chance; MS 17455; Mammoth; MS 13897; Patented Claims: Lucky Strike; MS 9125), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison 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 Lucky Strike Mine (Modoc; MS 17455; Horse Shoe; MS 17122; Belle Valaisane; MS 13897; Only Chance; MS 17455; Mammoth; MS 13897; Patented Claims: Lucky Strike; MS 9125), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375642
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375642:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘDenver City Mine (MS 11792; Patented Claim: Denver City), Green Mountain Mining District (Iris Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGold Basin District Occurrence (MS 1984; Patented Claim: Belle Flora), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGunnison District Occurrence (W.C. Dillon; MS 10715), Gunnison Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘCochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine (Alaska Yukon Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘVulcan Mine, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (MS 18761; Patented Claim: Copper King), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘIroncap Mine (Patented Claims: Iron Cap; MS 8973; Iron Band; MS 8973), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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