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Sericite from
Yanjiagou Au deposit, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, 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 Yanjiagou Au deposit, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:532753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:532753:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘXiaoyingpan Mine (Xiaoyinpan Mine; Zhangjiakou Mine), Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘJiangjiazhai Fe deposit, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘDazhuangke Mo-W deposit, Changping District, Beijing, China
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘOre Body 70, Dongping Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘZhangquanzhuang Mine, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘJinjiazhuang Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘXishuigou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘBeigou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘHougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘDongping Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
References
Laisheng Shi, Zhili Wang, Minhui Wei, Jianhua Wen, Yuxue Rao, and Jingxia Xu (2007): Geology and Prospecting 43(5), 45-50
 
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