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Sericite from
Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea


Locality type:Mining District
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 Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:816937
Long-form Identifier:1:3:816937:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sericite in this Region
Kwangsin, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGeumsil mine, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘWolak Mine (Weolag Mine), Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘKwangsin, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘChungju deposit, Mt. Eorae, Joongwon-gun, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘSangdong Mine, Sangdong-gun, Gangwon Province, South Korea
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘYoungbogari mine, Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong province, South Korea
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘHyondong mine, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘSeongdo Pb-Zn deposit, Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘDongil mine, Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
84.4km (52.5 miles) ⓘDongcheogogsan mine, Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
References
Yoo, Bong Chul, Brown, Philip E., White, Noel C. (2011) Hydrothermal fluid characteristics and genesis of Cu quartz veins in the Hwanggangri metallogenic district, Republic of Korea: Mineralogy, fluid inclusion and stable isotope studies. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 110 (3) 245-259 doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.05.012
 
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