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Sericite from
Lulu Sb deposit, Tingri Co. (Dingri 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 Lulu Sb deposit, Tingri Co. (Dingri Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644404:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘXipu Dome, Tingri Co. (Dingri Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘMount Everest, Khumbupasanglahmu, Solukhumbu District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘBeimulang porphyry Cu deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
90.5km (56.3 miles) ⓘYalongri Cu-W(-Mo) deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘHongshan porphyry Cu deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘLuobuzhen Cu deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
99.2km (61.6 miles) ⓘCimabanshuo Porphyry Copper Deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Yang, Zhusen; Hou, Zengqian; Meng, Xiangjin; Liu, Yingchao; Fei, Hongcai; Tian, Shihong; Li, Zhenqing; Gao, Wei (2009) Post-collisional Sb and Au mineralization related to the South Tibetan detachment system, Himalayan orogen. Ore Geology Reviews, 36 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2009.03.005
 
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