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Sericite from
Youngbogari mine, Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong province, South Korea


Locality type:Mine
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 Youngbogari mine, Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong province, South Korea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:897266
Long-form Identifier:1:3:897266:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSeongdo Pb-Zn deposit, Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘChungju deposit, Mt. Eorae, Joongwon-gun, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘWolak Mine (Weolag Mine), Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘHwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘGeumsil mine, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘGubong Mine, Cheongyang Gold District, Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘKwangsin, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
References
So, Chil-Sup, Yun, Seong-Taek, Shelton, Kevin L., Zhang, De-Quan (2002) Geochemistry of the Youngbogari deposit, Republic of Korea: An unusual mesothermal gold-silver deposit of the Youngdong area. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 36 (2) 155-171 doi:10.2343/geochemj.36.155
 
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