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Sericite from
Chang'an Au-Cu deposit (Changanchong Au-Cu deposit), Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, 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 Chang'an Au-Cu deposit (Changanchong Au-Cu deposit), Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522199:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘJinping Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘDaping Au-polymetallic deposit, Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘJixinnao Au-Cu deposit, Kafang ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘHabo Cu-(Mo-Au) deposit, LÞchun County (Lvchun Co.), Honghe, Yunnan, China
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘLongbohe Cu deposit, Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘTangziwa deposit, Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘFeimo Cu-Mo-polymetallic deposit, Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘKafang Mine, Kafang ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘLaochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘGaosong deposit, Gaosong ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
References
Hou, Zengqian, Zeng, Pusheng, Gao, Yongfeng, Du, Andao, Fu, Deming (2006) Himalayan Cu–Mo–Au mineralization in the eastern Indo–Asian collision zone: constraints from Re–Os dating of molybdenite. Mineralium Deposita, 41 (1) 33-45 doi:10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2
Guang Tian, Changqing Zhang, Huijuan Peng, Yunman Zhou, Jianrong Li, Xingpei Zhang, and Mingyue Hu (2014): Acta Petrologica Sinica 30(1), 125-138
Sun, Bin, Liu, Yi, Yan, Yongfeng, Ye, Lei, Chen, Gang (2022) Metallogenic Mechanism and Geodynamic Background of the Chang’an Chong Cu-Mo Deposit in Southern Ailaoshan Tectonic Belt: New Evidence from Garnet U-Pb Dating and In-Situ S Isotope. Minerals, 12 (11) 1389 doi:10.3390/min12111389
Wang, Zixuan, Zheng, Yuanchuan, Xu, Bo, Shen, Yang, Wang, Lu (2023) In Situ Mineralogical Constraints on Magmatic Process for Porphyry Deposits in the Upper Crust: A Case from Tongchang–Chang’anchong Porphyry Deposits, SW China. Minerals, 13 (4) 556 doi:10.3390/min13040556
 
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