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Sericite from
Shuangqishan Mine, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China


Locality type: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 Shuangqishan Mine, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533372:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGuantian Au deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘXiaoban Au deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘQiucun Au deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘLongmenchang Ag-Au deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘAncun Au deposit, Ancun - Leitan gold field, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘDongyang deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘDingjiashan Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) ore field, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘLongtougang Cu-Zn deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘTaihuashan Au-(Ag) deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘZhuzhong Mine, Minqing County, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
References
Zhicheng Zhang (2000): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 15(4), 357-365
Wenqing Xie, Zhimin Chen, Baolin Ding, Hanti Lu, and Wenhu Gen (2005): Mineral Resources and Geology 19(5), 505-507
Nansheng Li (2010): Geology and Exploration 46(5), 788-797
Ma, Y., Jiang, S. Y., & Frimmel, H. E. (2022). Deciphering multiple ore-forming processes of the Shuangqishan orogenic gold deposit, Southeast China by in situ analysis of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 104730.
Gritsenko, Yulia D.; Kondrikova, Alexandra P.; Gilbricht, Sabine; Schoneveld, Louise; Barnes, Stephen J.; Godel, Bélinda M.; Sluzhenikin, Sergey F.; Petrenko, Dmitry B.; Seifert, Thomas; Yudovskaya, Marina A. (2022) Quantitative assessment of the relative roles of sulfide liquid collection, magmatic degassing and fluid-mediated concentration of PGE in low-sulfide ores of the Norilsk intrusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 148. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105042
 
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