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Sericite from
Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China


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Sericite

Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
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Sericite

Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
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Sericite

Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
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Sericite

Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
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Sericite

Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
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Sericite

Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, 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 Dachang Au deposit, Dachang Au ore field, Qumarlêb County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:735872
Long-form Identifier:1:3:735872:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘAikengdelesite Mo-(Cu) deposit, Dulan County, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘKaihuangbei Au deposit, Dulan County, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Dequan Zhang, Xingyan Dang, Hongquan She, Daxin Li, Chengyou Feng, and Jinwen Li (2005): Ar-Ar dating of orogenic gold deposits in northern margin of Qaidam and east Kunlun mountains and its geological significance. Mineral Deposits 24(2), 87-98.
Caisheng Zhao, Fengyue Sun, Jingwen Mao, Qingfeng Ding, Junwei Zhao, and Shijin Li (2005): Fluid inclusion characteristics of Dachang gold deposit, Qinghai Province, and their geological significance. Mineral Deposits 24(3), 305-316 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Caisheng Zhao, Junwei Zhao, Fengyue Sun, and Xiangqian Li (2009): A discussion on geological characteristics and genesis of Dachang gold deposit in Qinghai Province. Mineral Deposits 28(3), 345-356 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Yanqing Ma, Guien Guo, Pingqian Yi, Yuchun Li, and Chaoyang Tie (2013): Northwestern Geology 46(4), 156-162
 
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