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Sericite from
Chenjiazhangzi Au deposit, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, 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 Chenjiazhangzi Au deposit, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720472
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720472:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘLongtoushan Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit, Harqin Banner (Kalaqin Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘShuangdongzi Mine, Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘShaoguoyingzi Au deposit, Jianping County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘAnjiayingzi Au deposit, Anjiayingzi gold field, Harqin Banner (Kalaqin Co.), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘXiaotazigou Au deposit, Xiaotazigou-Dongwujiazi ore field, Kazuo County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘBaizhangzi Au-Ag deposit, Lingyuan City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘDongwujiazi Au deposit, Xiaotazigou-Dongwujiazi ore field, Kazuo County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘWafangzi Fe-Mn deposit, Chaoyang County, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘGuzhigou Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, China
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘXiaosigou Mine (Xiaoshigou Mine), Pingquan County, Chengde, Hebei, China
References
Lijun Guo, Fuchen Dong, Hongjun Cai, Lijun Meng, and Zhong Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 594-597
Cunxian Wang, Wenhua Yang, and Zhanqi Huang (2003): Geology and Resources 12(1), 25-31
Zhong Wang (2004): Geology in China 31(2), 206-212
Hongquan She, Guilan Zhang, Dequan Zhang, Daxin Li, Chengyou Feng, Zhong Wang, Lijun Meng, and Qi Wang (2005): Geological and geochemical characteristics and genesis of Chenjiazhangzi cryptoexplosive breccia pipe gold deposit, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. Mineral Deposits 24(4), 373-387 (in Chinese with English abstract).
 
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