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Sericite from
Tongshan Mine, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, 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 Tongshan Mine, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:745883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:745883:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMaweishan Pb-Zn-Fe-S deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘQiaomaishan Cu−W deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘChating Cu–Au deposit, Nanling-Xuancheng ore district, Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘMagushan Mine (East Tongshan Mine), Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui, China
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘGushan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘTaipingshan Mine (Taiping Mine), Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘGuanshan Cu-Pb-Au deposit, Lishui Co., Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘTaipingshan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘTaocun Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘAoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
References
Chaoyi Wang (1999): Geology and Prospecting 35(4), 19-21, 32
 
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