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Sericite from
Yindonggou Mine (Yindonggou deposit), Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, 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 Yindonggou Mine (Yindonggou deposit), Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:744293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:744293:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘMiaoya carbonatite, Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘShenhe Mine, Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘNanshagou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘSirengou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘJinlongshan Au-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘShiti Mine, Hanbin District, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘHonghuaping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘShiliping Sb deposit, Shangnan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘHongjiapin Fe-(Ti) occurrence, Pingli County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
97.1km (60.4 miles) ⓘXiajiadian Au-(V) deposit, Shanyang County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
References
Congqiang Liu (1987): Mineral Deposits 6(4), 53-61
Tianwei Guo and Zhongwen Han (1990): Northeastern Geological Science and Technology Information 11(2), 1-11
Dongbo Wang, Benren Zhang, Zhendong Ma, Dekun Huang, and Yuanwen Lin (1991): Geology and Prospecting 27(8), 44-50
Shihe Lei, Guiying Tang, Zhengyong Qin, Zicai Zhang, and Bo Liu (1998): Geology and Prospecting 34(4), 13-19
 
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