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Sericite from
Dolna Kamenitsa vein, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Vein
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 Dolna Kamenitsa vein, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1576757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1576757:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGorna Kamenitsa deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘEtropole deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘNegarshtitsa West deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘElatsite Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘSvishti Plaz Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘVozdol deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSharlo dere deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘChelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘMedet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘAssarel Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
References
Stefanova, Elitsa, Georgiev, Stoyan, Peytcheva, Irena, Marchev, Peter, Quadt, Albrecht Von, Raicheva, Raya, Gerdjikov, Ianko, Kouzmanov, Kalin, Boyce, Adrian, Vennemann, Torsten (2023) Sulfide Trace Element Signatures and S- and Pb-Isotope Geochemistry of Porphyry Copper and Epithermal Gold-Base Metal Mineralization in the Eletsite–Chelopech Ore Field (Bulgaria) Minerals, 13 (5) 630 doi:10.3390/min13050630
 
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