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Sericite from
Cerro de Maimón Mine (Cerro de Maimón deposit), Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic


Locality type:Mine
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 Cerro de Maimón Mine (Cerro de Maimón deposit), Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:959224
Long-form Identifier:1:3:959224:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘPueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘMajagual property, Los Cacaos, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘCerro Kiosko deposit, Bayaguana District, Monte Plata Province, Dominican Republic
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘDoña Amanda deposit, Bayaguana District, Monte Plata Province, Dominican Republic
References
Nelson, C. E.; Proenza Fernandez, J. A.; Lewis, J. F.; López Kramer, J. (2011) The metallogenic evolution of the Greater Antilles. Geologica Acta, 9 (3-4). p.229-264. doi:10.1344/105.000001741
Colomer, J. M., Andreu, E., Torró, L., Proenza, J. A., Melgarejo, J. A., Chavez, C., ... & Lewis, J. F. (2013). Mineralogy, textures and new sulphur isotope data of the Cerro de Maimón VMS deposit ores, Dominican Republic. In Mineral deposit research for a high-tech world. Proceedings of the 12th Biennial SGA Meeting (Vol. 2, pp. 518-521).
Torró, L., Proenza, J. A., Melgarejo, J. C., Alfonso, P., de Pablo, J. F., Colomer, J. M., ... & Chávez, C. (2016). Mineralogy, geochemistry and sulfur isotope characterization of Cerro de Maimón (Dominican Republic), San Fernando and Antonio (Cuba) Lower Cretaceous VMS deposits: formation during subduction initiation of the Proto-Caribbean lithosphere within a fore-arc. Ore Geology Reviews, 72, 794-817.
 
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