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Sericite from
Papago Chief Mine (Napoleon Mine), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in altered wall rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Papago Chief Mine (Napoleon Mine), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177655
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177655:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘLas Guijas Mine group (Immense Lode; Grand Lode; General Electric Mine; General Electric group of claims; Obregon claims; Black Gold group), Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘGood Enough claims Nos. 1 and 2, Good Enough Mine group (Zappia claims; Soto and Esperanza groups), Las Guijas area, Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘCerro Colorado Mine (Heintzelman Mine; Silver Queen Mine), Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘProspect K-10, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘBadger Mine, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘBanner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mn prospect, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘPhilimena Mine (Leahy group), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘSunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospects East of Philimona Mine, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 109 (Table 4)
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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