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Sericite from
Shirenzhang Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


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 Shirenzhang Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:728354
Long-form Identifier:1:3:728354:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMeiziwo Mine, Shirenzhang-Meiziwo W-Sn deposit, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘYaoling Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘXinqiaoxi deposit (Xinqiao West deposit; U deposit No. 332a), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘShituling deposit (U deposit No. 337), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘDongkeng deposit (U deposit No. 361), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘDajishan Mine (Tachishan Mine), Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘHongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘMianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
References
Longming Wei, Jincao Wang, Wenfeng Zhu, Jinfu Lin, Lingzhi Jin, Rizhao Feng, Lili Zhou, Yonghua He, Shaoqin Zhang, and Hongwei Deng (2008): Journal of Guilin University of Technology 28(2), 151-156
 
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