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Sericite from
Nanmu Cu-(Mo) deposit, Qüxü Co. (Qushui Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Nanmu Cu-(Mo) deposit, Qüxü Co. (Qushui Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:452765
Long-form Identifier:1:3:452765:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘJigongcun Mo deposit, Qüxü Co. (Qushui Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘLakang'e Cu deposit, Dagzê Co. (Dazi Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘKelu Cu-Au deposit (Keru Cu-Au deposit), Zhanang Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘSadang Au-Ag deposit, Lhünzhub Co. (Linzhou Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘQiangdui Cu-Mo deposit, Dagzê Co. (Dazi Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘLeqingla Fe-Pb-Zn deposit, Lhünzhub Co. (Linzhou Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘZhibula Cu deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘQulong Cu-(Mo) deposit, Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘShabao Sb occurrence, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘTelie Sb occurrence, Qonggyai Co. (Qiongjie Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
pubs.usgs.gov (2006) http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/PorCu.txt
Hou, Zengqian, Duan, Lianfeng, Lu, Yongjun, Zheng, Yuanchuan, Zhu, Dicheng, Yang, Zhiming, Yang, Zhusen, Wang, Baodi, Pei, Yingru, Zhao, Zhidan, McCuaig, T. Campbell (2015) Lithospheric Architecture of the Lhasa Terrane and Its Control on Ore Deposits in the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen. Economic Geology, 110 (6) 1541-1575 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.6.1541
 
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