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Sericite from
Matoutan Au deposit (Matutan Au deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, 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 Matoutan Au deposit (Matutan Au deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:459160
Long-form Identifier:1:3:459160:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘKangxi Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘYanjianpo Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘHongshi Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘHuanglongshan Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘTieling deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘAqishan Pb-Zn deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘBailingshan Fe-(Cu) deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘDadonggou Au deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘPaertagexi porphyry Cu deposit, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘCaixia Pb-Zn deposit (Caixiashan Pb-Zn deposit), Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
References
Mao, Jingwen, Goldfarb, Richard J., Wang, Yitian, Hart, Craig J., Wang, Zhiliang, Yang, Jianmin (2005) Late Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: Characteristics and geodynamic setting. Episodes, 28 (1) 23-36 doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2005/v28i1/003
Yitian Wang, Jingwen Mao, Wen Chen, Fuquan Yang, and Jianmin Yang (2006): Acta Petrologica Sinica 22(1), 236-244
Liu, Biao; Sun, Ping-He; Wu, Qian-Hong; Jiang, Jiang-Bo; Li, Huan; Dick, Jeff; Kong, Hua; Xi, Xiao-Shuang; Zheng, Han; Cao, Guo-Xiong; et al. (2022) Timing and origin of orogenic gold mineralization in the Kanggurtag area, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. p.105080. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105080
 
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