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Sericite from
Gfrererkar, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria


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 Gfrererkar, Rotgülden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:601909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:601909:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘSchellgaden, Muhr, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘPlattenkogel south slope, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘLapernigspitze, Tweng, Tamsweg District, Salzburg, Austria
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘLassach glacier, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘAnderl cleft, Stuhlwald, Böckstein, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘTalc mines (Andreas adit; Josefi adit; Hubertus adit; Munition adit), Hattelberg, Kolbnitz, Reißeck, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘSummit, Kreuzkogel, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘTischkogel, Böckstein, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘSchönegg Alp, Naßfeld valley, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘSiglitz adit (Imhof-Unterbau adit; Imhof adit), Siglitz - Bockhart gold mining district, Bad Gastein, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Horner, J., Neubauer, F., Paar, W. H., Hansmann, W., Koeppel, V., Robl, K. (1997) Structure, mineralogy, and Pb isotopic composition of the As-Au-Ag deposit Rotgülden, Eastern Alps (Austria): significance for formation of epigenetic ore deposits within metamorphic domes. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (6) 555-568 doi:10.1007/s001260050122
 
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