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Sericite from
Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Relatively pure muscovite, var. sericite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Andalusite
Kyanite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668705
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668705:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘDrifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWestern Non-Metallic Mine (Western Non-Metallic Company Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘPicacho Copper Mine (Picacho Mine; Picacho Glance; Copper Glance Mine; Copper King Mine), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine [2] (Hess claim; El Lucerne; El Lucero claim; La Fortuga No. 1 claim; La Fortuga No. 2 claim; Missing Link claim; Hess Mine; Cuidadela claim), Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘLaguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘGold Reef Prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘPandino Mine (Pandino claim; Panadero Mine), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Henshaw, P.C. (1942) Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County California. California Journal of Mines and Geology: 38: 153-154
Morton, Paul K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Imperial County California. County Report 7. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.79
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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