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Sericite from
Pilgrim Mine, Beaver Creek, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA


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 Pilgrim Mine, Beaver Creek, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:981160
Long-form Identifier:1:3:981160:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘWebfoot Mine (Vienna Group; Mountain King), Smiley Creek, Vienna Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘHermada Mine, Swanholm Creek, Swanholm Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Prospect, Grimes Pass Mining District, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘGolden Age Mine, Pioneerville Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Pioneer; Consolidated Gold Hill and Iowa Groups Mine), Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
91.5km (56.8 miles) ⓘMuldoon Mine, Little Wood River Mining District (Muldoon Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘMountain Chief Mine, Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
References
Shannon, S.S., (1971) Geology and geochemical exploration of the Vienna district, Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Pamphlet 146, 45 p
 
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