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Sericite from
Guanfang Cu deposit, Yun County, Lincang, Yunnan, 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 Guanfang Cu deposit, Yun County, Lincang, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:800960
Long-form Identifier:1:3:800960:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘTongchangjie Cu deposit, Yun County, Lincang, Yunnan, China
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘSongshan Sn deposit, Lincang, Yunnan, China
References
Deli Liu, Jishun Liu, Caihua Zhang, Haitao Han, and Yuguo Zhou (2008): Mineral Deposits 27(6), 695-704
Li Chen, Liquan Wang, Baodi Wang, and Han Liu (2013): Acta Petrologica Sinica 29(4), 1279-1289
Zheng, Xu, Sun, Xiang, Fu, Bin, Li, Qiang, Xiao, Ke (2024) Genesis of Cu deposits hosted by volcanic rocks in Yunxian-Jinggu Arc, Western Yunnan: Constraints from fluid inclusions and C-O-S isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106362 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106362
 
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