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Sericite from
Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, 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 Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43839
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43839:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘ64 group (Sixty-Four group), Powers Gulch, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘCactus property, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘMiami Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘInspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘMiami East Mine, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Barnes, Reginald, Hay, Mark (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Magma Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (2) Tucson. 72-82
 
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