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Sericite from
Yangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, 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 Yangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:524531
Long-form Identifier:1:3:524531:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘQiangma Mine (Qiangmayu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘJintongcha Au-Ag-Cu deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘFancha gold deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTonggou Au deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au deposit), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘLaoyacha Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘCangzhuyu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘJinqu Au deposit, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘChen’er Au deposit, Luonan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDahu Mine (Dahuyu Mine), Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘDongchuang Mine, Lingbao City, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
References
Mao, Jingwen, Goldfarb, Richard, Zhang, Zhengwei, Xu, Wenyi, Qiu, Yumin, Deng, Jun (2002) Gold deposits in the Xiaoqinling-Xiong'ershan region, Qinling Mountains, central China. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (3) 306-325 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0248-1
Li, J.-W., Li, Z.-K., Zhou, M.-F., Chen, L., Bi, S.-J., Deng, X.-D., Qiu, H.-N., Cohen, B., Selby, D., Zhao, X.-F. (2012) The Early Cretaceous Yangzhaiyu Lode Gold Deposit, North China Craton: A Link Between Craton Reactivation and Gold Veining. Economic Geology, 107 (1) 43-79 doi:10.2113/econgeo.107.1.43
Suofei Xiong, Zhenju Ding, Shuzhen Yao, Jie Xiong, Xinlu Hu, Mouchun He, and Mantang Tan (2013): Characteristics of ore-forming fluid of Yangzhaiyu gold deposit in Xiaoqinling gold district, Henan Province. Mineral Deposits 32(6), 1249-1261 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Wu, Tong, Liu, Jiajun, Carranza, Emmanuel John M., Zhai, Degao, Chang, Ming, Yin, Chao, Wang, Dazhao (2025) Characteristics of ore-forming fluid and sources of ore-forming material in the Yangzhaiyu gold deposit, Xiaoqinling gold district. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. 106579 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106579
 
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