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Sericite from
Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:527568
Long-form Identifier:1:3:527568:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘJiguanzui Au-Cu deposit, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘFengtou Cu-Fe-Au deposit (Fentou Cu-Fe-Au deposit), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘZhanghai Au deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘShizilishan-Fenglishan Pb-Zn deposit, Xisaishan District, Huangshi, Hubei, China
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘChengchao Fe Mine, Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei, China
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘYinshan Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘHuameinao Au-Ag deposit, Tongshan Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘLijiawan Cu-(Au) deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘJilongshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
References
Zhao, Yiming; Zhang, Yinan; Bi, Chengsi (1999) Geology of gold-bearing skarn deposits in the middle and lower Yangtze River Valley and adjacent regions. Ore Geology Reviews, 14 (3). doi:10.1016/s0169-1368(99)00008-6
Zhang, Fei; Williamson, Ben J.; Rollinson, Gavyn K.; Hughes, Hannah S.R. (2023) A mineralogical investigation into the formation of ore-barren endoskarn: An example from the Tonglushan porphyry system, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 157. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105441
Zhu, Qiaoqiao, Xie, Guiqing, Lu, Lifan, Yan, Fang, Cai, Heng'an (2024) Trace element of epidote from the Tonglushan Cu-Fe-Au deposit, eastern China: Implications for exploration indicator for skarn mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106298 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106298
 
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