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Sericite from
Wenglang Au deposit, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, 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 Wenglang Au deposit, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:873054
Long-form Identifier:1:3:873054:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘNage Pb-Zn-Cu-polymetallic deposit, Congjiang County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
58.2km (36.1 miles) ⓘBeishan Mine, Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘJialong Cu-Sn deposit, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘShaping Sn-Cu deposit, Baotan Sn ore field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘPing’an deposit, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘYidong-Wudi Sn deposit, Baotan Sn ore field, Baotan, Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
95.2km (59.1 miles) ⓘSixiangchang Au-Hg deposit, Danzhai County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
95.2km (59.1 miles) ⓘBanian Sb deposit, Dushan County, Qiannan, Guizhou, China
95.2km (59.2 miles) ⓘDanzhai Hg-Au deposit, Danzhai County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
References
Rui Wang, Xia Li, Cheng Dong, Xiaoling Jin, and Ke Liu (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(3), 489-500
 
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