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Sericite from
Keketale Pb-Zn deposit, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Keketale Pb-Zn deposit, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:459904
Long-form Identifier:1:3:459904:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWutubulake Fe deposit, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘMengku Mine, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘSarbulak Au deposit (Saerbulake Au deposit; Shaerbulake Au deposit), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘKoktokay No. 3 pegmatite (Altay No. 3 pegmatite), Altay Mine, Koktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘXilekuduke Cu-Mo deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘZhaheba Au deposit, Zhaheba ophiolite, Zhaheba, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘKalu’an-Azubai Pegmatite Field, Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
68.3km (42.5 miles) ⓘQiaoxiahala Fe-Cu-Au deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘAbagong Fe-REE deposit, Kelan volcanic-sedimentary basin, Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Eurasian Plate
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘKumasu Au-polymetallic deposit, Nurt (Nuo'erte), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Wang Jingbin, Deng Jiniu, Zhang Jinhong, and Qin Kezhang (1999): Acta Geologica Sinica, English Edition, 73(3), 253-263
Shulai Wang, Jingbin Wang, Shenglin Peng, Zhenglin Guo, and Yinjiang Qiu (2004): Geology in China 31(3), 308-314
Shulai Wang, Zhenglin Guo, Yuwang Wang, and Zhengli Mao (2005): Geology and Prospecting 41(6), 27-33
Sun, C., Yang, X., Zhang, H., Ji, W., Chen, B., Dong, Z., ... & Xi, D. (2022). Tracing the formation and modification of the Keketale VMS-type Pb-Zn deposit, Altai Mountains: Insights from ore deposit geology, geochronology, and magnetite geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 144, 104852.
 
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