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Sericite from
Dongpuzi Au deposit, Xiuyan Co., Anshan, Liaoning, 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 Dongpuzi Au deposit, Xiuyan Co., Anshan, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:758652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:758652:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘXiuyan Pb-Zn deposit, Xiuyan Co., Anshan, Liaoning, China
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘWeizi Au deposit, Xiuyan Co., Anshan, Liaoning, China
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘXinfang Au deposit, Zhuanghe City, Dalian, Liaoning, China
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘYangshuqu Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘWulong Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
66.1km (41.0 miles) ⓘMaoling Au deposit (Maolin Au deposit), Gaizhou City, Yingkou, Liaoning, China
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘSidaogou Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘNanshan Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘXiquegou Pb-Zn deposit (Xiquigou Pb-Zn deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘWangjiaweizi Au deposit (Wangjiawaizi Au deposit), Gaizhou City, Yingkou, Liaoning, China
References
Baochen Zhang, Long Li, and Gongjiong Qin (2002): Gold Geology 21(4), 29-36
Chen, Cong, Wu, Taotao, Sha, Deming, Li, Dongtao, Yang, Zhongzhu, Zhang, Jing, Shang, Qingqing (2022) Genesis of the Dongpuzi Gold Deposit in the Liaodong Peninsula, NE China: Constraints from Geology, Fluid Inclusion, and C–H–O–S–Pb Isotopes. Minerals, 12 (8) 1008 doi:10.3390/min12081008
 
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