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Sericite from
Yinggezhuang Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, 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 Yinggezhuang Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522894
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522894:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHubazhuang Au Mine, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSanjia Au deposit, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘTangjiagou Au deposit, Tangjiagou ore field, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘBaishi Au deposit, Tangjiagou ore field, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘJinqingding Au deposit, Rushan ore field, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘJinniushan Au deposit, Jinniushan ore field, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘSongjiagou Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘDenggezhuang Au deposit (Donggezhuang Au deposit; Donggerzhuang Au deposit), Jinniushan ore field, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘZhaodaoshan Au deposit, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘMoshan Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
References
Qiu, Yumin, Groves, David I., McNaughton, Neal J., Wang, Liang-gen, Zhou, Taihe (2002) Nature, age, and tectonic setting of granitoid-hosted, orogenic gold deposits of the Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern North China craton, China. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (3) 283-305 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0238-3
Zhen He and Xueren Zhang (2006): Mineral Deposits 25(2), 175-182
Xianhua Hou, Tianming Luo, Tiejun Wang, Hongshan Zhang, and Kehai Zhang (2010): Geology and Exploration 46(5), 910-920
Xufen Li, Jianchao Liu, Hu Yu, Po Gao, Xue Zhang, and Huan Cheng (2010): Gold Science and Technology 18(5), 99-105, 112
Yuming Liu, Nan Liu, Jie Zhang, Yubo Song, Longli Gong, Gang Wang, Xiao Liu, and Haifang Zhang (2010): Gold Science and Technology 18(6), 26-29
 
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