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Sericite from
Wilson-Sylvester claim (Black Diamond Calso group), Red Mountain, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in sericitic slate.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wilson-Sylvester claim (Black Diamond Calso group), Red Mountain, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:815552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:815552:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘEarly Bird Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘBalaklala Mine (Windy Camp Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘShasta King Mine (Lost Desert Mine; Trinity Mine), Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine (Mammoth Copper Company; Anderson Mine; Mayflower Mine; Sheridan Mine; Gillispie Mine), Copper Crest group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘSutro Mine, Bohemotash Mountain, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘGolinsky Mine (Little Backbone Mine; Backbone Mine; Golinski Mine), Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘB. S. No. 1 prospect (B.S. No. 1 claim), Alder Springs, Glenn County, California, USA
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘHummingbird prospect, Alder Springs, Glenn County, California, USA
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘPoint Delgada, Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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