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Sericite from
Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615480:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘCimabanshuo Porphyry Copper Deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘWubaduolai prospect, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘHongshan porphyry Cu deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘLuobuzhen Cu deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘYalongri Cu-W(-Mo) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBeimulang porphyry Cu deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘBalong, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘZebuxia Pb–Zn deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘDongga Cu No. 3 deposit, Xiongcun ore district, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘNewtongmen Cu deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Hou, Zengqian, Duan, Lianfeng, Lu, Yongjun, Zheng, Yuanchuan, Zhu, Dicheng, Yang, Zhiming, Yang, Zhusen, Wang, Baodi, Pei, Yingru, Zhao, Zhidan, McCuaig, T. Campbell (2015) Lithospheric Architecture of the Lhasa Terrane and Its Control on Ore Deposits in the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen. Economic Geology, 110 (6) 1541-1575 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.6.1541
Guan, Hongzhong; Luosang, Jiancuo; Gao, Lutong; Xie, Fuwei (2025) Pyrite Trace-Element Signatures of Porphyry-Epithermal Systems in Xizang: Implications for Metallogenic Discrimination and Hydrothermal Evolution. Minerals, 15 (11). doi:10.3390/min15111113
Cao, Jiale; Wang, Lifang; Liu, Xiaofeng; Wu, Song (2026) Evaluating SWIR Spectral Data and Random Forest Models for Copper Mineralization Discrimination in the Zhunuo Porphyry Deposit. Minerals, 16 (2). doi:10.3390/min16020213
Sun, Miao; Zhang, Zhi; Zhang, Linkui; Li, Yingxu; Sun, Xinhao; Wang, Yiyun; Gao, Ke (2026) Magmatic controls on variable Cu mineralization at the cluster scale: Wubaduolai and Zhunuo porphyry Cu deposits, southern Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 195. p.107403. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107403
 
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