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Sericite from
Taoshan Uranium ore field (Liueryilin Uranium ore field; Uranium ore field No. 6210), Ningdu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Ore Field
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 Taoshan Uranium ore field (Liueryilin Uranium ore field; Uranium ore field No. 6210), Ningdu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:739244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:739244:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘZhangjiadi W deposit, Xingguo Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘXiaolong Mine, Xingguo Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘYanqian W deposit, Yinkeng polymetallic ore field, Yudu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘNiuxingba-Liumukeng Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Yinkeng polymetallic ore field, Yudu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘSongling Sn deposit, Shicheng Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘNiutoushan U deposit, Le'an Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘJulong'an U-Th deposit, Chongren Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘYongfeng composite granitic pluton, Xingguo Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘZoujiashan U deposit (U deposit No. 612), Zoujiashan ore district, Le'an Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘYunji U deposit (U deposit No. 628), Chongren Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Wenle Zeng, Yuhua He, Liugui Zhang, Yulin Chen, and Weijiang Shao (2010): Geology and Exploration 46(1), 1-9
 
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