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Sericite from
Big Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, 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 Big Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:567355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:567355:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley Molybdenum Prospect, Lander County, Nevada, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘAdelaide Crown Mines, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘJohn Gomes Property, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘFish Creek prospect, Fish Creek Mountains, McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2305, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘGranite Mountain porphyry deposit, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
33.2km (20.7 miles) ⓘGranite Mountain Drill Site 101, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘAuburn Mine, Sierra Mining District, East Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘTomboy Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Rye, Robert O., Roberts, Ralph J., Snyder, Walter S., Lahusen, G. Larry, Motica, John E. (1984) Textural and stable isotope studies of the Big Mike cupriferous volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Pershing County, Nevada. Economic Geology, 79 (1) 124-140 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.79.1.124
DeMatties, Theodore (2026) Overview of the Monarch Ranch Serpentinite-Listwanite Occurrence, central Nevada, USA: Implications for the late Paleozoic Havallah Ophiolite’s stratigraphic framework and economic mineral potential. Ore Geology Reviews, 197. p.107492. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107492
 
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