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Sericite from
Hua'aobaote Pb-Zn-Ag-polymetallic deposit, West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, 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 Hua'aobaote Pb-Zn-Ag-polymetallic deposit, West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:797013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:797013:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘChangtuxili Mn–Ag–Pb–Zn-polymetallic deposit, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘAonaodaba Sn-Cu-Ag deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘShuangjianzishan Ag-polymetallic deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘDongbulage Mo deposit, West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘHaobugao Cu-polymetallic deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
89.1km (55.4 miles) ⓘBaiyinnuo'er Pb-Zn-polymetallic deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘXinglongshan Ore Block, Shuangjianzishan Ag-polymetallic deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Chifeng City (Ulanhad League; Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
References
Yongqing Chen, Xuelin Han, Hongjuan Zhao, Zhizhong Cheng, Yu Tang, and Wu Chen (2011): Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences 36(2), 236-246
Mei Zhang, Yusheng Zhai, Cunli Shen, Yonghui Liu, Shuaishi Yang, Degao Zhai, Meijuan Yao, Jianping Wang, Shouguang Wang, Zhengxi Gao, and Ling Zhang (2011): Geoscience 25(5), 819-831
Li, Shihui, Li, Zhenxiang, Chen, Gongzheng, Yi, Huineng, Yang, Fei, Lü, Xin, Shi, Jiangpeng, Dou, Haibo, Wu, Guang (2023) Age, Fluid Inclusion, and H–O–S–Pb Isotope Geochemistry of the Superlarge Huaaobaote Ag–Pb–Zn Deposit in the Southern Great Xing’an Range, NE China. Minerals, 13 (7) doi:10.3390/min13070939
 
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