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Sericite from
Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, 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 Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545286:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘZhanghai Au deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘJiguanzui Au-Cu deposit, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘFengtou Cu-Fe-Au deposit (Fentou Cu-Fe-Au deposit), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘHuameinao Au-Ag deposit, Tongshan Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘYinshan Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘShizilishan-Fenglishan Pb-Zn deposit, Xisaishan District, Huangshi, Hubei, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘChengchao Fe Mine, Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei, China
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘJilongshan Au-Cu deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘLijiawan Cu-(Au) deposit, Fengshan ore field, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
References
Xinbiao Lu, Shuzhen Yao, and Xinduo Lin (1992): Earth Science, Journal of China University of Geosciences 17(2), 171-180
Jianwei Li, Xinfu Zhao, Meifu Zhou, Vasconcelos, P., Changqian Ma, Xiaodong Deng, de Souza, Z.S., Yongxin Zhao, and Gang Wu (2008): Mineralium Deposita 43, 315-336.
Wang, M., Zhao, R., Shang, X., Wei, K., Liu, K., & An, W. (2022). REE and cathodoluminescence features of scheelites from the Tongshankou Cu–Mo deposit in Eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 147, 104998.
 
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