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Sericite from
Dongshan Mine (incl. Dongshan section; Dakaitou section; Jiuqu section), Linglong Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, 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 Dongshan Mine (incl. Dongshan section; Dakaitou section; Jiuqu section), Linglong Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522809:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘFushan Mine, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘDamoqujia Au deposit, Longkou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLuoshan Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLingnan Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘXishan Mine (Xishan section), Linglong Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘTaishang Au deposit, Linglong Gold camp, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘJinchiling Mine, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘXidouya Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘTaiqian Au deposit, Qixia City, Yantai, Shandong, China
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘBushang Mine, Jinling Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Zhendong Li (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(9), 24-29
Liu Liandeng, Sun Zhenzuo, Chen Guohua, Wu Jichun, Ren Yunsheng, and Zhang Huihuang (2003): Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 46(6), 540-547.
Xiaojing Su and Lixin Dai (2010): Global Geology 29(1), 60-70, 167
Junfeng Li, Jichun Wu, Weimin Liu, Shanbo Jiang, Hongying Peng, Suizhou Zhu, Xianjun Sheng, Honghao Zhao, and Bing Wang (2012): Gold Science and Technology 20(4), 113-116
 
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