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Sericite from
Kongmasi Hg deposit, Baiyü 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 Kongmasi Hg deposit, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:526809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:526809:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘGayiqiong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag deposit, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘXiacun Ag deposit (Jiacun Ag deposit), Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘGacun Mine, Maqiong, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘCuojiaoma batholith, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘNongduke Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit (Nongdouke Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit), Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘGala Au Mine, Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
99.7km (62.0 miles) ⓘJiaduoling Fe deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Hou, Zengqian; Zaw, Khin; Pan, Guitang; Mo, Xuanxue; Xu, Qiang; Hu, Yunzhong; Li, Xingzhen (2007) Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis in S.W. China: Tectonic setting, metallogenic epochs and deposit types. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.007
 
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