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Sericite from
Massawa deposit (Massawa prospect), Tambacounda Region, Senegal


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 Massawa deposit (Massawa prospect), Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:975350
Long-form Identifier:1:3:975350:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘSabodala Gold Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, KÃĐdougou Region, Senegal
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘLoulo Mining area, KÃĐniÃĐba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘYalea Open Pit, Loulo Mining area, KÃĐniÃĐba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
References
The Massawa gold deposit, Eastern Senegal, West Africa: an orogenic gold deposit sourced from magmatically derived fluids? in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 211.
 
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