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Sericite from
Yanzigou Au deposit, Xintaizi Au ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, 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 Yanzigou Au deposit, Xintaizi Au ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:802821
Long-form Identifier:1:3:802821:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘYangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘDulanggou Au deposit, Xintaizi Au ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘXinjintaizi Au deposit, Daduhe gold field, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
55.9km (34.8 miles) ⓘHeijintaizi Au deposit, Daduhe gold field, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘBaijintaizi Au deposit, Daduhe gold field, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘLianhuataizi Au deposit, Daduhe gold field, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘJiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘNo. 9 Pegmatite, Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘPianyanzi Au deposit, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘHuangjinping Au-Te deposit, Daduhe gold field, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Lin Hou, Xiongwu Wang, and Huijuan Peng (2009): Gold Science and Technology 17(6), 23-28
 
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