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Sericite from
Jupiter Gold Mine (Doublejay; Joanne; Jenny), Mount Margaret Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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 Jupiter Gold Mine (Doublejay; Joanne; Jenny), Mount Margaret Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:612171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:612171:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘWallaby Gold Mine (Just In Case), Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRamonie Gold Mine, Mount Morgans Gold Mine, Mount Margaret Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘGranny Smith Gold Mine, Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘSickle Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘSunrise Dam Gold Mine (Sunrise pit; Cleo pit), Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘVogue deposit, Sunrise Dam Gold Mine (Sunrise pit; Cleo pit), Mount Weld Station, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘLancefield North prospect, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘRed October Gold Mine, Linden Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘApollo Hill gold prospect, Glenorn Station, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
66.5km (41.4 miles) ⓘMerton's Reward Gold Mine (Merton's Find; Mertondale 1), Mertondale Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Duuring, P., Hagemann, S. G., Groves, D. I. (2000) Structural setting, hydrothermal alteration, and gold mineralisation at the Archaean syenite-hosted Jupiter deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (5) 402-421 doi:10.1007/s001260050252
 
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