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Sericite from
Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, 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 Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:732132
Long-form Identifier:1:3:732132:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘSain Usu Au deposit (Saiwusu Au deposit), Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Da'erhan Maoming'an Lianheqi; Damaoqi), Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘHuanghuatan Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd deposit, Wuchuan County, Hohhot City (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘXiaonanshan Cu-Ni-(Pt-Pd) deposit, Wuchuan County, Hohhot City (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘLaoyanghao Au deposit, Guyang County, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘHaoyaoerhudong Au deposit, Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘChangshanhao Mine (CSH Mine), Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘKundulungou quartzite deposit, Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘE’erdengaobao fluorite mining district, Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Da'erhan Maoming'an Lianheqi; Damaoqi), Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘJiashengpan Pb-Zn deposit, Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
97.8km (60.7 miles) ⓘGongyiming Fe deposit, Guyang County, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
References
Qing-chang, Meng (1981) The genesis of Bayan Obo carbonatite deposit. Geology and Prospecting, 3. p.10-17.
Zhongxin Yuan, Ge Bai, and Zongqing Zhang (2004): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 23(1), 19-25
Ren, Chenghao, Jia, Hongxiang, Wang, Dongsheng, She, Hongquan, Li, Jinwen, Chen, Hui (2025) Fe, Mg, Sr-Nd-Pb, C-O isotopes and geochemical constraints on the genesis of Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb deposit, Inner Mongolia, Northern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. 106525 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106525
 
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