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Sericite from
Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:404822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:404822:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sericite in this Region
Highmont Pit, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Lornex Pit, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBethlehem Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘLornex Pit, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘHighmont Pit, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘTrojan prospect (Getty prospect; South Seas prospect), Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘKrain Cu deposit, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘSpatsum claim, Cache Creek, Maggie claim group, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘAberdeen deposit, Merritt area, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘLucky Mike tungsten occurrence, Swakum Mountain, Merritt area, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Hg occurrence, Savona, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Iron Mask Batholith, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum. “MINFILE Record Summary 0921SW012.” 2006. 3 Sept. 2006.
 
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