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Sericite from
Liaoshang Au deposit, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, 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 Liaoshang Au deposit, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:738009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:738009:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘXilaokou Au deposit, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘGuocheng Au deposit (Tudui-Shawang Au deposit), Haiyang City, Yantai, Shandong, China
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘPengjiakuang Mine, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘLongkou Au deposit, Haiyang City, Yantai, Shandong, China
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘShangjiazhuang Mo deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘSongjiagou Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘBaishi Au deposit, Tangjiagou ore field, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘTangjiagou Au deposit, Tangjiagou ore field, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘMoshan Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘMajiayao Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Yulong Sun, Guopeng Yin, Jieling Qiu, Xueqian Wang, and Junzhi Tang (2011): Geology and Exploration 47(2), 209-215
Li, Junjian, Zhang, Pengpeng, Li, Guohua, Liu, Wengang, Zhao, Zhelin, Li, Xiuzhang, Ding, Zhengjiang, Fu, Chao, Tang, Wenlong, Dang, Zhicai, Tian, Jiepeng (2020) Formation of the Liaoshang gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China: Evidence from geochronology and geochemistry. Geological Journal, 55 (8). 5903-5913 doi:10.1002/gj.3718
Chen, Yan-Ping; Kong, Fan-Mei; Li, Xu-Ping; Schertl, Hans-Peter; Chen, Yan-Jing (2025) Geochronological and petrochemical constraints on Paleoproterozoic granites in the Liaoshang gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula: Implications for geological setting and ore sources. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106918 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106918
 
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