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Sericite from
Gold Dirt Mine, Silver Mountain Ore Zone, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


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 Gold Dirt Mine, Silver Mountain Ore Zone, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:661964
Long-form Identifier:1:3:661964:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGold Fissure Mine, Silver Mountain Ore Zone, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSilver Mountain Occurrence, Silver Mountain Ore Zone, Upper Union Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘInvincible (Baltimore; Brighton; Silver Link; Blackwood; Alpine; Roca; Brownell; Frelland; Lance; Mint; Mammoth; Belle Creole; Ariadne; Diamond Mt.; Miller; Cecil; Falcon; Harrisburg; C. M. Welch), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘBismark Pelican (Pelican - Dives Mine), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘKirk Mine, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘUrad mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘJewelry Shop Mine (West Gold Mine; Sylvanite Mine), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘHenderson Mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
 
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