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Sericite from
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE155; west of upper Butte Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA


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 Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE155; west of upper Butte Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:595656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:595656:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘGold Hill; Su Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘAccident Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘLucky Hill-TMC; Rainbow Hill Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
55.9km (34.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH051; west side of West Fork of the Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH029; west of the upper West Fork Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE096; west of Anderson Mountain), Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘCirque Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘMint Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE097; headwaters of Virginia Creek), Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
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