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Sericite from
Tawenchahan Fe-polymetallic deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and 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 Tawenchahan Fe-polymetallic deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:866688
Long-form Identifier:1:3:866688:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘChangshan Mo deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘNiukutou Pb-Zn deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘGalinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘSijiaoyang Pb-Zn deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘYemaquin Fe-polymetallic deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘYemaquan Mine, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
85.7km (53.3 miles) ⓘKendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘHutouya Mine, Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘHeihaibei Au deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Chengsheng Tian, Chengyou Feng, Junhong Li, and Dezhi Cao (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(1), 169-176
 
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