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Sericite from
Qiuluo Au-Sb deposit, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, 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 Qiuluo Au-Sb deposit, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:486316
Long-form Identifier:1:3:486316:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘGala Au Mine, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘCuojiaoma batholith, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘXiacun Ag deposit (Jiacun Ag deposit), Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘGayiqiong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag deposit, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘRangtang Au deposit, Zamtang Co. (Rangtang Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘGacun Mine, Maqiong, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Fuyou Wei (1989): Gold Science and Technology 1989(3), 48-53
 
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