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Sericite from
Hetai Mine, Hetai gold field, Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing, 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 Hetai Mine, Hetai gold field, Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:732172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:732172:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘJilongshan Mine, Dinghu Mo ore field (Dinhu Mo ore field), Dinghu District, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘDatangdu Sn-polymetallic deposit, Yuncheng District, Yunfu, Guangdong, China
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘJiuquling Sn-W deposit, Yun'an Co., Yunfu, Guangdong, China
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘFuwan Ag deposit, Changkeng-Fuwan Au-Ag deposit, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘChangkeng Au deposit, Changkeng-Fuwan Au-Ag deposit, Gaoming District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘYunfu pyrite deposit, Yun'an Co., Yunfu, Guangdong, China
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘWanan prospect (Nanka prospect), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘYuanzhuding Cu-Mo deposit, Fengkai County, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘGumao W deposit, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
References
Mingqi Wang (1990): Geology and Prospecting 26(7), 46-50
Wei Zhai, Zhaolin Li, Donglin Huang, Yongjun Wen, and Yarong Quan (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 1087-1090
Wei Zhai, Zhaolin Li, Xiaoming Sun, Donglin Huang, Jinlong Liang, and Laicheng Miao (2006): Geological Review 52(5), 690-699
Zhijie Liu, Xiaoyong Wang, and Pengfei Tang (2009): Gold Science and Technology 17(3), 6-11
 
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