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Sericite from
Daliuhang Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, 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 Daliuhang Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:807079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:807079:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘShijia Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘShuigou Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘAnkou Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘYanshan Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘQijiagou Au deposit, Penglai City, Yantai, Shandong, China
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘXiangkuang Pb-Zn deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘLiujiagou Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘBailidian Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘMajiayao Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘXidouya Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Qiang Zhang, Rufeng Xu, Fang Xu, Jiuhua Wang, Bingjian Xiao, Tong Liu, and Xuesheng Yang (2006): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 21(4), 258-261, 269
Tian, Jiepeng, Li, Junjian, Wu, Xuan, Fu, Chao, Dang, Zhicai, Zhang, Pengpeng, He, Jiangtao, Tang, Wenlong, Tian, Ruicong (2023) Genesis of the Daliuhang Gold Deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, Eastern China: Constraints from H-O-S-Pb-He-Ar Isotopes, and Geochronology. Minerals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/min13101339
 
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