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Sericite from
Mongon Tolgoi Mine (Meng'entaoleigai Mine; Meng'entaolegai Mine), Horqin Right Middle Banner (Ke'erqin Youyi Zhongqi), Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China


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 Mongon Tolgoi Mine (Meng'entaoleigai Mine; Meng'entaolegai Mine), Horqin Right Middle Banner (Ke'erqin Youyi Zhongqi), Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:457922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:457922:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘBudunhua Cu Mine, Horqin Right Middle Banner (Ke'erqin Youyi Zhongqi), Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘLianhuashan Cu-Ag Mine, Tuquan County, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘChentaitun Cu deposit, Tuquan County, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘNaoniushan Cu-(Au) deposit, Tuquan County, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, China
References
Tianwei Guo and Zhongwen Han (1990): Northeastern Geological Science and Technology Information 11(2), 1-11
Jianzhong Feng (1992): The isotopic characteristics of polymetallic deposits from Huanggangliang to Meng'entaolegai, eastern Inner Mongolia. Liaoning Geology 6(2), 117-126.
Qian Zhang, Xinzhi Zhan, Yuzhuo Qiu, Shuxun Shao, and Zhihao Liu (2002): Geochimica 31(3), 253-258
Xiaoqing Zhu, Qian Zhang, Yuliang He, and Shuxun Shao (2004): Mineral Deposits 23(1), 52-60
Xiaoqing Zhu, Qian Zhamg, Yuliang He, Chaohui Zhu, and Yan Huang (2006): Geochemical Journal 40, 265-275
 
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