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Sericite from
Red Mountain Creek, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Creek
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 Red Mountain Creek, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:588262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:588262:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE123; flank of Dry Creek), Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE125; head of Slide Creek), Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘRod; LEA Creek Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘSmog Occurrence, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘWest Fork Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘGlacier Creek Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘChute Creek Mine, Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘCirque Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE097; headwaters of Virginia Creek), Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘKeevy Peak Occurrence, Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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