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Sericite from
Dongjiagou Mo deposit, Huairou District, Beijing, 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 Dongjiagou Mo deposit, Huairou District, Beijing, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:461136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:461136:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘDetiangou Au deposit, Huairou District, Beijing, China
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘDazhuangke Mo-W deposit, Changping District, Beijing, China
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘFengjiayu Fe deposit, Miyun District, Beijing, China
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘBeigangou Au deposit, Huairou District, Beijing, China
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘShachang Fe deposit, Miyun District, Beijing, China
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘDacaoping Mo deposit, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘWanquansi Ag-Au deposit, Fengning County, Chengde, Hebei, China
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘYanjiagou Au deposit, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘYanhe Mine, Jizhou, Tianjin, China
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘJiangjiazhai Fe deposit, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
References
USGS Open-File Report 03-220
 
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