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Sericite from
India Mine (India claim), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA


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 India Mine (India claim), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520406
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520406:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGolden Queen Mine, Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPandino Mine (Pandino claim; Panadero Mine), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘLaguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMcPhaul prospect (McPhall prospect), Dome Mining District (Gila City Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine [2] (Hess claim; El Lucerne; El Lucero claim; La Fortuga No. 1 claim; La Fortuga No. 2 claim; Missing Link claim; Hess Mine; Cuidadela claim), Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘAnnie Mine (Anna Mine; Annie Lead Mine), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘGila Mountains Mica deposit, Fortuna Mine area, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Fortuna Mining District (La Fortuna Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘPicacho Copper Mine (Picacho Mine; Picacho Glance; Copper Glance Mine; Copper King Mine), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine group (Lincoln claims; La Colorado Mine group; Colorado group of claims; La Colorada group; Modesti property), Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027235, MRDS ID #M002570.
 
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