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Sericite from
Fuwan Ag deposit, Changkeng-Fuwan Au-Ag deposit, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong, 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 Fuwan Ag deposit, Changkeng-Fuwan Au-Ag deposit, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:485095
Long-form Identifier:1:3:485095:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘChangkeng Au deposit, Changkeng-Fuwan Au-Ag deposit, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘJilongshan Mine, Dinghu Mo ore field (Dinhu Mo ore field), Dinghu District, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘHetai Mine, Hetai gold field, Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘDatangdu Sn-polymetallic deposit, Yuncheng District, Yunfu, Guangdong, China
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘJiuquling Sn-W deposit, Yun'an Co., Yunfu, Guangdong, China
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘYunfu pyrite deposit, Yun'an Co., Yunfu, Guangdong, China
References
Huaying Liang, Ping Xia, Xiuzhang Wang, Jingping Cheng, Zhenhua Zhao, and Congqiang Liu (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31(1-4), 304-318
Xiaodong Mao, Wenhui Wu, and Sijing Huang (2007): Journal of Chengdu University of Technology (Science & Technology Edition) 34(1), 7-14
Shi, Guangyao, Jianling Xue, Xiaoqiang Zhu, Zhenshan Pang, Xueqiu Wang, Fan Yang, Gilby Jepson, Wen Tao, and Shimin Zhen. (2022) "Ore Genesis of the Changkeng–Fuwan Au-Ag Deposit in Central Guangdong, South China: Evidence from Fluid Inclusions and C-H-O-S-Pb-He-Ar Isotopes" Minerals 12, no. 7: 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12070799
 
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