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Sericite from
Dongyaozhuang Au deposit, Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, 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 Dongyaozhuang Au deposit, Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:736368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:736368:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘKangjiagou Au deposit, Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘXiaobanyu Au deposit, Dai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘShanyangping Fe deposit, Dai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘYangchaoping Fe deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘDiantou Au deposit, Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘGengzhuang Mine, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘHouyu Cu-Mo deposit, Yangyan river valley, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘXishan Au deposit, Wutai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘGaofan Ag-Au deposit, Dai Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘHulishan Au deposit, Yuanping Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
References
Fengxian Jiang (2006): Metallogenic geological characteristics and genesis of Dongyaozhuang gold deposit in Wutai, Shanxi. Geology and Prospecting 42(3), 24-29.
Fengxian Jiang (2010): A tentative discussion on structural ore-controlling regularity and main types of gold deposits in Wutai Mountain greenstone belt. Mineral Deposits 29(3), 529-540 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Peipei Dong, Dewu Liu, Yucui Liu, Jinfang Wang, Hui Bai, and Xuan Yang (2011): Gold Science and Technology 19(4), 42-44
Zhang, Ju-Quan, Li, Sheng-Rong, Santosh, M., Lu, Jing, Wang, Chun-Liang (2018) Metallogenesis of Precambrian gold deposits in the Wutai greenstone belt: Constrains on the tectonic evolution of the North China Craton. Geoscience Frontiers, 9 (2) 317-333 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2017.08.005
 
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