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Sericite from
Jinshan Au deposit, Jinshan-Maquan-Miaoshan gold field, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, 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 Jinshan Au deposit, Jinshan-Maquan-Miaoshan gold field, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:524704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:524704:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMaquan Au deposit, Jinshan-Maquan-Miaoshan gold field, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘYawan Au-Sb-W deposit, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘLiba Au deposit, Li County, Longnan, Gansu, China
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMawu Au deposit, Min Co., Dingxi, Gansu, China
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘZhuzigou Au deposit, Wushan Co., Tianshui, Gansu, China
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘWenquan Mo deposit, Wushan Co., Tianshui, Gansu, China
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘAnjiacha Au deposit, Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘDengjiashan Pb-Zn deposit (Dengjianshan Pb-Zn deposit), Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘDaqiao Au deposit, Xihe County, Longnan, Gansu, China
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘYeshuihe Pb-Zn deposit, Xihe County, Longnan, Gansu, China
References
Mao, Jingwen, Qiu, Yumin, Goldfarb, Richard, Zhang, Zhaochong, Garwin, Steve, Fengshou, Ren (2002) Geology, distribution, and classification of gold deposits in the western Qinling belt, central China. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (3) 352-377 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0249-0
Hui Wu, Huanchun Duan, Shudong Wang, Mingfeng Li, and Lixiang Kang (2006): Geology and Prospecting 42(2), 19-23
Qiming Jiang and Tiaojian Lu (2010): Gold Science and Technology 18(1), 22-26
Li, Hang; Xue, Zhongkai; Luo, Jianxiang; Ma, Cheng; Yan, Kang; Chen, Li; Wang, Haiyang; Yang, Xutao; Guo, Haomin (2026) Lamprophyre Zircon Geochronology and Pyrite–Arsenopyrite S-Fe Isotopes: Implications for Magmatic Mineralization at the Jinshan Gold Deposit, Western Qinling Metallogenic Belt. Geosciences, 16 (6). doi:10.3390/geosciences16060208
 
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