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Sericite from
Little Patsy pegmatite, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Little Patsy pegmatite, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355525:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘWhite Cloud pegmatite, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘBurroughs Mine (Traut-Rudin-Anderson Pegmatite; Sunrise Peak Mine), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘLadwig Group (Ladwig No. 2; Ladwig No. 3; Claims: Ladwig No. 1), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘAjax Mica Mine (Floyd Hill Mica Mine), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘJewelry Shop Mine (West Gold Mine; Sylvanite Mine), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘGerman and Belcher, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘInvincible (Baltimore; Brighton; Silver Link; Blackwood; Alpine; Roca; Brownell; Frelland; Lance; Mint; Mammoth; Belle Creole; Ariadne; Diamond Mt.; Miller; Cecil; Falcon; Harrisburg; C. M. Welch), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘKirk Mine, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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