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Sericite from
Madenköy Mine, Çayeli District, Rize Province, Turkey


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 Madenköy Mine, Çayeli District, Rize Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:718323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:718323:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘÇayeli Deposit, Çayeli Camp, Çayeli District, Rize Province, Turkey
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘTunca Deposit, Tunca Camp, Ardeşen District, Rize Province, Turkey
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘŞenyuva deposit, Tunca Camp, Ardeşen District, Rize Province, Turkey
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘUlutaş Cu deposit, Kirazlı, İspir District, Erzurum Province, Turkey
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘBörekli Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘTaşkıran Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
58.2km (36.1 miles) ⓘYüksekoba Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘÇorak deposit, Yusufeli Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘTaç – Çorak deposit, Yusufeli Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘKılıçkaya North deposit, Yusufeli Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
References
Mineral Res Expl. Bul., 129, 1-16, 2004
Akinci, O. T. (2009). Ophiolite-hosted copper and gold deposits of Southeastern Turkey: formation and relationship with seafloor hydrothermal processes. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 18(4), 475-509.
 
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