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Sericite from
Alhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in chlorite-sericite and graphitic-sericitic schists.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:928141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:928141:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘDavid prospect, Georgetown, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘMartinez Mine (Martinez Gold Mine; Martinez claim; Bismarck claim; Gold Reef claim; Hillside Extension claim; Hillside Extension No. 3 claim; Martinez Hillside group; Hillside group), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘMartinez Gold Mine (Martinez Mine; Martinez Hillside group; Bismark claim; Gold reef claim; Hillside Extension claim; Hillside Extension No. 3 claim; Martinez claim), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Crown Point Mine), Yankee Jims, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘMocettini occurrence, Flonellis, Latrobe Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘDiamond - Bullion - Alaska Mine group (Consolidated Bullion Mine; Diamond claim; Bullion claim; Alaska claim; Union Jack claim; Galena claim; Ione claim; Big Diamond vein; Galena-Bullion vein; Alaska vein), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘAllison Ranch Quartz Mine (Allison Ranch Mine; Allison Ranch vein; Allison Ranch Qtz.; Crossus Consolidated Mine; Stanton Mine), La Barr Meadows, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Lincoln claim; Stewart claim; Belmont claim), Lincoln Consolidated Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘOmaha Consolidated Mine (Omaha Cons.; Lone Jack Mine; Omaha vein), Empire West Mine (Lone Ridge), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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