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Sericite from
Madneuli Mine, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia


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 Madneuli Mine, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288187:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSakdrisi Cu-Au deposit (Sakdrisi gold mine), Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘDavid Garedji occurrence, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘTsiteli Sopeli deposit, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘBeqtakari Deposit, Bolnisi District, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘAlaverdi Mine, Alaverdi, Lori Province, Armenia
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘShamlugh deposit, Shamlugh, Akhtala, Lori Province, Armenia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘAkhtala deposit, Akhtala, Lori Province, Armenia
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘTandzut deposit, Vanadzor, Lori Province, Armenia
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘHrazdan Iron-Ore project, Hrazdan, Kotayk Province, Armenia
References
Volcanogenic Non-Ferrous Deposits of the Bolnisi Mining District, Georgia, and Some Prob-lems of Their Genesis
Mineral Res Expl. Bul., 129, 1-16, 2004
Ramaz Migineishvili (2005) Hybrid nature of the Madneuli Cu-Au deposit, Georgia. IGCP Project 486, 2005 Field Workshop, Kiten, Bulgaria, 14-19 September 2005
 
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