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Sericite from
Wanquansi Ag-Au deposit, Fengning County, Chengde, 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 Wanquansi Ag-Au deposit, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:460924
Long-form Identifier:1:3:460924:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘDacaoping Mo deposit, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘSadaigoumen Mo deposit, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘBeigangou Au deposit, Huairou District, Beijing, China
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘYingfang Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘFengjiayu Fe deposit, Miyun District, Beijing, China
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘDetiangou Au deposit, Huairou District, Beijing, China
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘNiuquan Ag-Au deposit (Niujuan Ag-Au deposit), Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘDongjiagou Mo deposit, Huairou District, Beijing, China
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘQingyanggou Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘHuangtuliang Au deposit, Zhenningpu, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
References
Baode Wang, Shuyin Niu, Aiqun Sun, Yaming Liu, Pengzhi Guo, and Shuanghai Sun (2008): Geology and Prospecting 44(1), 15-20
 
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