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Sericite from
Shihu Au deposit, Shihu-Tuling gold field, Lingshou Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 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 Shihu Au deposit, Shihu-Tuling gold field, Lingshou Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:460668
Long-form Identifier:1:3:460668:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘXishimen-Lijiazhuang Mine, Lingshou Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘQiushulin Mo deposit, Lingshou Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBeiyingxigou Pb–Zn–Ag deposit, Pingshan Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘQiubudong Ag deposit, Pingshan Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘLiyuan gold deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘBaishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘDongyaozhuang Au deposit, Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘGengzhuang Mine, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘHouyu Cu-Mo deposit, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘKangjiagou Au deposit, Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
References
Dianfan Yang, Gaoshan Li, Keshi Jia, Xuechun Wang, Gui Ju, and Jingshu Wang (1991): Journal of Changchun University of Earth Science 21(1), 47-54
Rongfang Liu (2001): Beijing Geology 13(4), 13-19
Jinchao Han (2002): Gold 23(10), 9-11
Wei Liu, Tagen Dai, Wenjie Fu, Sangdun Sun, and Bin Hu (2007): Geology in China 34(2), 335-341
 
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