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Sericite from
Ajialongwa Au deposit, Litang Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, 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 Ajialongwa Au deposit, Litang Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:743917
Long-form Identifier:1:3:743917:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘXiasai Ag-polymetallic deposit (Xiazhai Ag-polymetallic deposit), Batang Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘShaxi Ag-polymetallic deposit, Batang Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘLianlong Ag-Pb-Zn (Sn) deposit, Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘPulongba Au deposit (Punongba Au deposit), Xinlong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘXionglongxi Au deposit, Xinlong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘNongduke Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit (Nongdouke Au-Ag-polymetallic deposit), Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Tinggao Xia, Chuanmin Sun, Liang Li, Yuezhong Wang, Chun Liu, and Yongpeng Yang (2006): Geology and Prospecting 42(3), 53-55
Weishou Yang, Zhengwen Hu, and Deren He (2007): Geology in China 34(1), 123-131
 
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