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Sericite from
Baishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, 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 Baishitai Au-Ag deposit, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:816780
Long-form Identifier:1:3:816780:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘLiyuan gold deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘMiaoan Au-polymetallic deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘXishimen-Lijiazhuang Mine, Lingshou Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘMuji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘShihu Au deposit, Shihu-Tuling gold field, Lingshou Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘZhijiadi Mine, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘQiushulin Mo deposit, Lingshou Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘBeiyingxigou Pb–Zn–Ag deposit, Pingshan Co., Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘDiaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘDawan Zn-(Mo) deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
References
Zhida Yang (1991): Minerals and Exploration [Kuangchan yu Kancha] 1991(6), 25-32
Tian, Boya; Xie, Guiqing; Wu, Xiaolin; Huang, Ke; He, Hao (2025) Geology and mineralogy of the newly discovered Baishitai skarn-epithermal Ag polymetallic deposit in the Taihang Mountains, North China. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106988 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106988
 
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