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Sericite from
Elshitsa mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria


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 Elshitsa mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600238
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600238:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘVlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘRadka Mine, Levski, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘTsar Asen Mine, Tsar Asen, Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘAssarel Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMedet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘChelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘSharlo dere deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘVozdol deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘElatsite Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘNegarshtitsa West deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
References
Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D., Kuzmanov, K. (1997) Mineralogy of gold in the Elshitsa massive sulphide deposit, Sredna Gora zone, Bulgaria. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (3) 219-229 doi:10.1007/s001260050087
Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D., Popov, K. (2004) Mineral Assemblages And Genesis Of The Cu-Au Epithermal Deposits In The Southern Part Of The Panaguyrishte Ore District, Bulgaria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 36 (1). 406-415 doi:10.12681/bgsg.16726
Moritz, R., Kouzmanov, K., & Petrunov, R. (2004). Late Cretaceous Cu–Au epithermal deposits of the Panagyurishte district, Srednogorie zone, Bulgaria. Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology, 84(1), 79-99.
 
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