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Sericite from
Eggemoggin Silver mine, Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, USA


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 Eggemoggin Silver mine, Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1350814
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1350814:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘTapley Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘOwen Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘTwin Lead Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘGranger Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘSullivan & Waukeag Mine, Sullivan Silver mines, Sullivan Mining District, Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘStarrett Quarries, Warren, Knox County, Maine, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘGouldsborough Mine (Gouldsboro Mine), Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Maine, USA
References
Emmons, William H. (1910) Some ore deposits in Maine and the Milan mine, New Hampshire. Bulletin 432. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b432
 
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