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Sericite from
Jinniushan Au deposit, Yuanling Co., Huaihua, Hunan, 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 Jinniushan Au deposit, Yuanling Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:692803
Long-form Identifier:1:3:692803:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘWoxi Mines (Wuxi Mines; Xiangxi Mines; Xianxi Mines), Yuanling Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘShenjiaya Au deposit, Yuanling Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘJiangdongwan Sb-Au occurrence, Longwangjiang-Jiangdongwan orefield, Xupu Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘFuzhuxi Sb-Au deposit, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘGutaishan Sb-Au deposit, Xinhua Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘJiangxilong Sb-Au deposit, Longwangjiang-Jiangdongwan orefield, Xupu Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
99.2km (61.6 miles) ⓘXichong Au-Sb Mine, Taojiang Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
References
Folk, Peter G. (2006) Report on the Jinniushan Gold Project Yuanling County, Hunan Province People’s Republic of China, Minco Mining & Metals Corporation.
 
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