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Sericite from
Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Municipality
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 Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:463547
Long-form Identifier:1:3:463547:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLondon Mine, London Mountain, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘSweet Home Mine, Detroit City Claim Block, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘTurquoise Chief Mine (Poor Boy), St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘLakewood Mine, St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘTurquoise Lake Occurrence, St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘLaplander tunnel, St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘSt. Kevin Occurrence, St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘJessie Mine (B and B Mines Inc), Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘHamilton, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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