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Sericite from
Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA


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 Bingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565471
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565471:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSusquehanna tunnel occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSt. James Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSpring Tunnel Prospect, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘQueen Mine (Butterfield Group), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnknown Silver - Lead - Zinc - Copper Occurrence (MRDS - 10012745), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘSaints Rest Gulch SW Mines, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘSaints Rest Gulch NE Mines, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBishop Fork Prospect, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘButterfield Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘButterfield South Mines, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
Bowman, J. R., Parry, W. T., Kropp, W. P., Kruer, S. A. (1987) Chemical and isotopic evolution of hydrothermal solutions at Bingham, Utah. Economic Geology, 82 (2) 395-428 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.395
North, Jerry (2010) Displays of Nature : History, Minerals & Crystals of Utah's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine.
Brodbeck, M., McClenaghan, S. H., Kamber, B. S., Redmond, P. B. (2022) Metal(loid) Deportment in Sulfides from the High-Grade Core of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah. Economic Geology, 117 (7) Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 1521-1542 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4954
 
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