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Sericite from
American Gold and Tungsten Mine (Top Notch), Atolia, Atolia Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as an alteration product.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Gold and Tungsten Mine (Top Notch), Atolia, Atolia Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978559:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘBlue Point Mine (Blue Point deposits), Sugarloaf, Kern County, California, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘSky Blue No. 3 Mine (Blue Sky Number 3), Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘMiddle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘBright Star Mine (Bright Star prospect), Weldon, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘMarter-White deposit (Velvet White deposit; River plant), Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sericite occurrence [1], Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘBlack Magic Mines (Emma deposit; Ruby J. Mine), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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