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Sericite from
Paodaoling Au deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, 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 Paodaoling Au deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:884261
Long-form Identifier:1:3:884261:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘMatou Mo-Cu deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘHoushan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘTongshan Mine (West Tongshan Mine), Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘGaojiabang W-Mo deposit, Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘDongyuan W-Mo deposit, Qimen Co., Huangshan, Anhui, China
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘAnqing copper mine, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘHamaling Au-Cu-Mo deposit, Yi'an District, Tongling, Anhui, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘZhuchong Fe-Cu Deposit, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘHuangshi-Laoshan Fe-Au deposit, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘLaomiaojishan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Huihuang Zhang, Liandeng Liu, Yunsheng Ren, Chengfu Xie, and Jincan Lin (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 771-774
Zhao, Qiang; Yuan, Feng; Deng, Yufeng; Li, Xiangling; Li, Xiaohui; Wang, Zhiqiang; Zhang, Mingming; Li, Yue; Zheng, Chaojie; Bao, Hongchen (2025) Mineralization of LS epithermal deposit in intracontinental: Evidence from the mineralogy, metallogenic age, and S-Pb isotopes of the Paodaoling Au deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106917 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106917
 
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