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Sericite from
Florence project, Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Project
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 Florence project, Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421834
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421834:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘPoston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (37), Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘFrank No. 41 & No. 42 claims, Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect (39), Granite Hills area, Picacho Mountains, Picacho Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘSacaton Mine, Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘNew Dawn claims, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz deposit, Casa Grande area, Casa Grande, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10096172, MRDS ID #W002694.
 
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