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Sericite from
Desert Gold claims, Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Desert Gold claims, Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:624381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:624381:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
39.0km (24.2 miles) Andalusite pegmatite (group I; older pegmatites), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) Red Boulder No. 1 prospect (Unnamed REE-U-Th occurrence [1]), One Hole Spring, Bighorn Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) Cajalco Mine (Cajalco Tin Mine; Cajalco Dumortierite occurrence), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
75.4km (46.8 miles) Temescal Tin Mine (Cajalco Tin Mine; Temescal Mine; Temescal Tin District), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
96.2km (59.8 miles) Marter-White deposit (Velvet White deposit; River plant), Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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