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Sericite from
Bald Butte Mine (Knifeblade Mine), Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA


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 Bald Butte Mine (Knifeblade Mine), Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496164:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘBaldy Smith Mine, Greenhorn Mining District (Austin Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘWayside Mine (Nettie; Bluebird), Sevenmile-Scratchgravel Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Copper and Silver Mining Company, Sevenmile-Scratchgravel Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘLoeber Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘHeddleston (Anaconda Mine - 0300490146; Mike Horse Mine - 0300490362; Carbonate Mine - 0300490040; Heddleston Deposit; Paymaster Mine - 0300490242; Midnight Mine - 0300490284; Heddleston Group), Seven-Up Pete Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘDumortierite Deposit, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘW. Wilson Mine (Liverpool Mine), Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘMontana Tunnels Mine (Part of Corbin Copper Claims), Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘRed Wing Mine (Red Wing group), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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