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Sericite from
Xiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China


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 Xiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:460691
Long-form Identifier:1:3:460691:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘJiaodingshan Pb-Zn deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘShuangdongzi Mine, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘXiayingfang Au deposit, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘYuerya Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘXiajinbao Au-Cu deposit, Jidong gold area, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘChaijiagou Mo deposit, Shuangqiao District, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘYu'erya Mine, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘGuzhigou Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘBaizhangzi Au-Ag deposit, Lingyuan City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘDengshang Mo deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
References
Jianping Ouyang, Yongfu Ai, and Qijia Jian (1984): Geology and Prospecting 20(7), 17-19
 
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