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Sericite from
Harrison Gold Mine (RN; Abo; GEO), Bear Mountain, Harrison Lake, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Harrison Gold Mine (RN; Abo; GEO), Bear Mountain, Harrison Lake, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:809484
Long-form Identifier:1:3:809484:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘLucky Four Claims, Foley Peak, Laidlaw, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
44.3km (27.6 miles) ⓘEvergreen Mine, Mount Baker Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘGreat Excelsior Mine, Mount Baker Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘRainbow prospect, Sumallo River, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘGiant Copper deposit, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘA.M. breccia, Giant Copper deposit, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘSilver Creek Prospect, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘEl Alamein Mine, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘAnderson Creek Graphite Occurrence, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
References
British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Fieldwork, 1986, Paper 1987-1, pp. 15-22
 
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