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Sericite from
Yueyang deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Yueyang deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672345:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLongjiangting deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘErmiaogou prospect, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘXinan deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘZijinshan Mine, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘJintonghu Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘWuziqilong Cu-Au deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLuoboling Cu-(Mo) deposit (Luobuling Cu-(Mo) deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘMiaoqian Mine, Liancheng Mn deposit, Liancheng Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘLanqiao Mine, Liancheng Mn deposit, Liancheng Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
References
Lin Quansheng (2006): Geology of Fujian 25(2), 82-88
Jinzhang Zhang (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(4), 757-766
Chen, Jing, Cooke, David R., Piquer, José, Selley, David, Zhang, Lejun, White, Noel C. (2019) Hydrothermal Alteration, Mineralization, and Structural Geology of the Zijinshan High-Sulfidation Au-Cu Deposit, Fujian Province, Southeast China. Economic Geology, 114 (4) 639-666 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4657
Long, Hua, Liu, Wenyuan, Chen, Jingwen, Qiu, Jianhuan, Li, Jieyi, Chen, Hui, Lai, Xiaodan (2025) Compositional Evolution of Fahlores in the Zijinshan Porphyry–Epithermal Cu-Au-Mo-Ag Ore Field, China, and Implications for Prospecting. Minerals, 15 (4). doi:10.3390/min15040362
 
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