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Sericite from
Zhangjialong W deposit, Penggongmiao W ore field, Zixing, Chenzhou, Hunan, 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 Zhangjialong W deposit, Penggongmiao W ore field, Zixing, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:832867
Long-form Identifier:1:3:832867:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘQingshiling W-polymetallic deposit, Guidong Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘYangmeikeng W deposit, Penggongmiao W ore field, Zixing, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘZhenkou W deposit, Penggongmiao W ore field, Zixing, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘGaoaobei W-Li deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘYaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘShabazi U deposit (Shabon U deposit; SBZ U deposit), Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘHongqiling Sn polymetallic Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘLujing deposit (Sanerer deposit; U deposit No. 322), Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘShizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘXiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Zeheng Lei, Yiming Xu, Denghong Wang, Yusheng Qiao, Chuanbiao Li, and Zhenhui Chen (2009): Acta Geoscientica Sinica 30(6), 812-820
Shiqian Li, Xiaoming Lan, Songhua Deng, Shangfeng Chen, Fangyou Wang, Chuanbiao Li, and Guanghua Huang (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(2), 405-414
 
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