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Sericite from
Asgat Ag-Sb deposit, Asgat-Ozernoe zone, Yustid ore cluster, Nogoonnuur District, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:240 ± 1.6 Ma
Minimum recorded age:240 ± 1.6 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1240 ± 1.6 MaMiddle Triassic - Ar/Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Pavlova, G.G., Borisenko, A.S., Goverdovskii, V.A., Travin, A.V., Zhukova, I.A., Tret'yakova, I.G. (2008) Permian-Triassic magmatism and Ag-Sb mineralization in southeastern Altai and northwestern Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 49 (7) 545-555 doi:10.1016/j.rgg.2008.06.010
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Asgat Ag-Sb deposit, Asgat-Ozernoe zone, Yustid ore cluster, Nogoonnuur District, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:627692
Long-form Identifier:1:3:627692:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘOzernoe Ag-Pb-Sb deposit, Asgat-Ozernoe zone, Yustid ore cluster, Altai Republic, Russia
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘUlandryk iron oxide-Cu-REE zone, Ulaankhus District, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘRudny Log hematite zone, Ulaankhus District, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘShibetin-Aksai zone, Ulaankhus District, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia
References
Pavlova, Galina G.; Borisenko, Alexander S. (2009) The age of Ag–Sb deposits of Central Asia and their correlation with other types of ore systems and magmatism. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2). 164-185 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.11.006
 
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