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Sericite from
Battleship Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


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 Battleship Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:625068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:625068:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘEighty-Five Mine (85 Mine; Superior Mine; Dundee Mine; Jim Crow Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBonney Mine (Banner Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘMerry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘBurro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
52.4km (32.5 miles) ⓘPurple Heart Mine, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘKing 400 claim, King Gold Mine, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine, Eureka Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘHand Car claim, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Martin & Norton Mine; Hardscrabble), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR OFR 166
 
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