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Sericite from
Shouwangfen Mine, Yingshouyingzikuang District, 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 Shouwangfen Mine, Yingshouyingzikuang District, Chengde, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:460956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:460956:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘChaijiagou Mo deposit, Shuangqiao District, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘHeishan Mine, Damiao complex, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘXichanggou Mo deposit, Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei, China
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘDonggou Fe deposit, Damiao complex, Shuangluan District, Chengde, Hebei, China
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘTaipingcun Mo deposit, Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei, China
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘJiaodingshan Pb-Zn deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘHuashi Au-Mo deposit, Xinglong County, Chengde, Hebei, China
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘDongshan Au deposit, Jidong gold belt, Jizhou, Tianjin, China
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘXiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘYuerya Au deposit, Jidong gold area, Kuancheng County, Chengde, Hebei, China
References
Yaowu Ren and Qianwen Cao (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 28-30
 
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