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Sericite from
Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina


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 Pirquitas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:723036
Long-form Identifier:1:3:723036:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘChinchillas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘRachaite, Abra Pampa, Cochinoca Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘNuevo Mundo Mine, San Antonio de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
95.2km (59.1 miles) ⓘMorokho mine (Himalaya mine; Veta Rica), Cerro Morokho (Cerro Moruco), Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
96.8km (60.2 miles) ⓘAguilar Mine, El Aguilar, Humahuaca Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina
97.4km (60.5 miles) ⓘLos Colorados de Bolivia mine (Rosario I mine), Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘPucasalla Mine (Pucasalle Mine; La Colorada; Cerro Pucasalla), Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘLa Salvadora Mine, Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
Coira, B. L., & de Brodtkorb, M. K. (1995) Polymetallic mineralization associated with Cenozoic volcanism in Northern Puna, Argentina. In Pacrim (Vol. 95, pp. 135-140).
De Brodtkorb, Milka K. (2009) Precious metaltellurides and other Te-bearing minerals in different paragenesis of Argentina: A review. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina, 64 (3). 365-372
Board, W. S., Kennedy, B., & Yeomans, T. (2011). NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Pirquitas Mine.
 
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