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Sericite from
Qiyugou Mine, Qiyugou ore field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, 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 Qiyugou Mine, Qiyugou ore field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:479983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:479983:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘQi189 porphyry Au deposit, Qiyugou ore field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘGongyu Au deposit, Qiyugou ore field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘLeimengou Mo-Au deposit, Qiyugou ore field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘDongwan Au deposit, Dongwan gold field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHuangshui'an Mo-(Pb) deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘQianfanling Mo deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘYaogou Au deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘShapoling polymetallic deposit, Luoning County, Luoyang, Henan, China
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘHuaishuping Au deposit, Dongwan gold field, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘFantaigou Mo deposit, Song County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Yigui Han, Xianghui Li, Shihong Zhang, Yuanhou Zhang, and Fukun Chen (2007): Chinese Science Bulletin 52(13), 1820-1826
Nuo Li, Yong Lai, Yinghuai Lu, and Dongsheng Guo (2008): Geology in China 35(6), 1230-1239
Shiquan Hua (2011): Gold Science and Technology 19(6), 22-26
Tang, L., Chen, P. L., Santosh, M., Zhang, S. T., Xu, B., Wan, L. M., ... & Hu, X. K. (2022). Geology and genesis of auriferous porphyritic monzogranite and its correlation with the Qiyugou porphyry-breccia system in East Qinling, central China. Ore Geology Reviews, 104709.
 
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