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Sericite from
Resolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


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 Resolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:936344
Long-form Identifier:1:3:936344:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘ64 group (Sixty-Four group), Powers Gulch, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCactus property, Pinto Creek, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘMiami Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘInspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘMiami East Mine, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Tiger Mountain, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Manske, S. L., & Paul, A. H. (2002). Geology of a major new porphyry copper center in the Superior (Pioneer) district, Arizona. Economic Geology, 97(2), 197-220.
Winant, A. R. (2010). Sericitic and advanced argillic mineral assemblages and their relationship to copper mineralization, Resolution Porphyry Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona (Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona).
Hehnke, C., Ballantyne, G., Martin, H., Hart, W., Schwarz, A., & Stein, H. (2012). Geology and exploration progress at the Resolution porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Arizona. Geology and exploration progress at the Resolution porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Arizona, 147-166.
Cooke, David R., Wilkinson, Jamie J., Baker, Mike, Agnew, Paul, Phillips, Josh, Chang, Zhaoshan, Chen, Huayong, Wilkinson, Clara C., Inglis, Shaun, Hollings, Pete, Zhang, Lejun, Gemmell, J. Bruce, White, Noel C., Danyushevsky, Leonid, Martin, Hamish (2020) Using Mineral Chemistry to Aid Exploration: A Case Study from the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, Arizona. Economic Geology, 115 (4). 813-840 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4735
 
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