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Sericite from
Eskay Creek mine, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Eskay Creek mine, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615323:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘMitchell Cu-Au deposit, KSM project, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘIron Cap Cu-Au deposit, KSM project, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘSulphurets deposits, KSM project, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘKerr Cu-Au deposit, KSM project, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘSnowfield Au-Cu deposit, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘBrucejack Gold Mine, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘInel deposit, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘA6 Anomaly, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘJohnny Mountain mine (Stonehouse deposit), Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘRed Bluff prospect, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Childe, Fiona (1996) U-Pb geochronology and Nd and Pb isotope characteristics of the Au-Ag-rich Eskay Creek volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, British Columbia. Economic Geology, 91 (7) 1209-1224 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.91.7.1209
 
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