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Sericite from
Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, 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 Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:453072
Long-form Identifier:1:3:453072:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sericite in this Region
East Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
North Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘNorth Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘEast Ore Section, Pulang Cu deposit (Xuejiping Cu deposit), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘHongshan section, Hongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘChundu Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘHongniu-Hongshan Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘLannitang Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘXiuwacu W-Mo deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘDonglufang Mo-Cu deposit, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘZhujiding Cu deposit, Xiangcheng Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
82.6km (51.4 miles) ⓘMahuaping Be–W–F Mine, Shangri-La County, Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
References
Shouxu Wang, Xingchun Zhang, Chengbiao Leng, and Chaojian Qin (2007): Mineral Deposits 26(3), 277-288
Yang, Qun, Yun-Sheng Ren, Sheng-Bo Chen, Guo-Liang Zhang, Qing-Hong Zeng, Yu-Jie Hao, Jing-Mou Li, Zhong-Jie Yang, Xin-Hao Sun, and Zhen-Ming Sun. (2019) "Geological, Geochronological, and Geochemical Insights into the Formation of the Giant Pulang Porphyry Cu (–Mo–Au) Deposit in Northwestern Yunnan Province, SW China" Minerals 9, no. 3: 191. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9030191
Li, Wen-chang, , , Zhang, Xiang-fei, Yu, Hai-jun, Tao, Dong, Liu, Xue-long, , , , (2022) Geology and mineralization of the Pulang superlarge porphyry copper deposit (5.11 Mt) in Shangri-la, Yunnan Province, China: A review. China Geology, 5 (4) 1-34 doi:10.31035/cg2022060
Hu, Dengpan, Guan, Shenjin, Su, Yan, Li, Sheng, Li, Zhipeng, Yang, Fan, Wang, Lei, Ren, Tao (2024) Characteristics of Ore-Forming Fluids and Genesis of the First Mining Area and Eastern Ore Section of the Pulang Porphyry Copper Deposit, Southeastern China: A Comparative Study. Minerals, 14 (1) doi:10.3390/min14010098
Xu, Jingwei, Zhao, Xiaoyu, Deng, Mingguo, Li, Wenchang, Su, Yan (2024) Genesis of Pb–Zn Mineralization in the Pulang Cu Polymetallic Deposit in Yunnan Province, China: Insights from Analyses of Geology, Fluid Inclusions and C–H–O–S Isotopes. Minerals, 14 (2) doi:10.3390/min14020176
Jiang, Jia-Wen; Yu, Hai-Jun; Li, Wen-Chang (2024) Alteration and mineralization of the giant Pulang porphyry Cu–Au deposit, southwest China: Evidence from biotite mineralogy. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106222
Li, Mengmeng, Gao, Xue, Gu, Guohui, Guan, Sheng (2025) Magmatic–Hydrothermal Processes of the Pulang Giant Porphyry Cu (–Mo–Au) Deposit, Western Yunnan: A Perspective from Different Generations of Titanite. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030263
 
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