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Sericite from
Cakmakkaya Mine, Murgul Cu-Zn-Pb deposit (Murgul copper deposit), Murgul Camp, Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey


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 Cakmakkaya Mine, Murgul Cu-Zn-Pb deposit (Murgul copper deposit), Murgul Camp, Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:571117
Long-form Identifier:1:3:571117:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘFıstıklı deposit, Cerrateppe Camp, Artvin District, Artvin Province, Turkey
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘYüksekoba Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘDerinköy deposit, Salınbaş-Hod Camp, Ardanuç District, Artvin Province, Turkey
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘBörekli Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘArdala deposit, Salınbaş-Hod Camp, Ardanuç District, Artvin Province, Turkey
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘGümüşhane Cu-Au deposit, Ardanuç District, Artvin Province, Turkey
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘHod Maden deposit, Salınbaş-Hod Camp, Ardanuç District, Artvin Province, Turkey
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘTaşkıran Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘTunca Deposit, Tunca Camp, Ardeşen District, Rize Province, Turkey
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘŞenyuva deposit, Tunca Camp, Ardeşen District, Rize Province, Turkey
References
Econ Geol (1993) 88:606-621
 
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