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Sericite from
Champion Mine, Champion, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorl2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Champion Mine, Champion, Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:405335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:405335:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘHumboldt train station, Humboldt Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘGrummett prospect, Greenwood, Ely Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘRopes Gold Mine, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Ishpeming Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘSilver Creek West prospect, Ishpeming Greenstone belt (Marquette Greenstone belt), Champion Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘYellow Dog peridotite, Michigamme Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘSturgeon quartzite, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed aplite, Goose Lake, Richmond Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘBIC deposit (Bovine Igneous Complex), Baraga County, Michigan, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘHuron River Uranium prospect (MRDS - 10171055), Huron River, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘPings-Case prospect, Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.
 
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