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Sericite from
Bijiashan Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, 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 Bijiashan Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707381:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘChangba Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit (Changba-Lijiagou Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit), Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘLuoba Pb-Zn deposit, Hui Co., Longnan, Gansu, China
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘDengjiashan Pb-Zn deposit (Dengjianshan Pb-Zn deposit), Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘAnjiacha Au deposit, Cheng County, Longnan, Gansu, China
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘYeshuihe Pb-Zn deposit, Xihe County, Longnan, Gansu, China
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘSuishizi Section, Lizi Au deposit, Qinzhou District, Tianshui, Gansu, China
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘLizi Au deposit, Qinzhou District, Tianshui, Gansu, China
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘKuangou Section, Lizi Au deposit, Qinzhou District, Tianshui, Gansu, China
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘDaqiao Au deposit, Xihe County, Longnan, Gansu, China
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘShenjiagou Section, Lizi Au deposit, Qinzhou District, Tianshui, Gansu, China
References
Songnian Yang, Yuanxing Mou, Xin Je, and Lijuan Wang (1985): Geology and Prospecting 21(7), 15-22
Yao Shuzhen, Ding Zhenju, Zhou Zonggui, and Lü Xinbiao (2005), In: Jingwen Mao and Bierlein, F.P. (Eds.): Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge, Vol. 1, Springer (Berlin, Heidelberg, New York), pp. 215-218
 
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