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Sericite from
Bi'r Tawilah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia


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 Bi'r Tawilah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:895905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:895905:8
GUID (UUID V4):68e85a4d-3edb-47f7-9e9b-ca76762e8288
References
Surour, A. A., Harbi, H. M., & Ahmed, A. H. (2014). The Bi’r Tawilah deposit, central western Saudi Arabia: Supergene enrichment of a Pan-African epithermal gold mineralization. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 89, 149-163.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Agar, R.A. (1992) The tectono-metallogenic evolution of the arabian shield. Precambrian Research, 58 (1) 169-194 doi:10.1016/0301-9268(92)90118-8
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metallogenic settings and styles of mineralisations of the Saudi Arabian Shield Setting Ore deposit type Interplate...te mineralisation. All are hosted in chlorite-sericite-quartz R.A. AGAR schists derived by hydrothermal...arc systems of Saudi 179 THE TECTONO-METALLOGENICEVOLUTION OF THE ARABIAN SHIELD Arabia, there are few...MK MS Mursyjib Jsbal Umm Mstirsh Ad Duwsyah Bi'r Tawilah Jabsl Mekhiat Meshsheed Fig. 5. Within plate...significant magnesite deposits currently known in the Saudi Arabian Shield, Zarghat and Jabal Rukham (Van Daalhoff
Harbi, H.M., Surour, A.A., Davidson, G.J. (2014) Genesis of Neoproterozoic Au-bearing volcanogenic sulfides and quartz veins in the Ar Rjum goldfield, Saudi Arabia. Ore Geology Reviews, 58. 110-125 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.10.010
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulfides and quartz veins in the Ar Rjum goldfield, Saudi Arabia H.M. Harbi a,⁎, A.A. Surour a,b, G.J. Davidson...Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80206, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Cairo...where gold content increases with shearing, pyrite–sericite–carbonate alteration and development stockworks...is a ~ 7 × 9 km mineralized area in western Saudi Arabia and represents a peculiar example of Neoproterozoic...fault zones, post-accretionary basins of western Saudi Arabia (from Nehlig et al., 2002 with modifications
Smith, C.W., Samater, R.M., Cole, J.C. (1986) Preliminary studies of gold deposits and a reconnaissance rock chip sampling program, Al Khaymah region, Aban al Ahmar Quadrangle, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Open-File Report Vol. 1986 (85-354) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr85354
Report (issue)
sampling program, Al Khaymah region, Aban al Ahmar quadrangle, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a section on Geologic...Geologic setting of the Al Khaymah region by James C. Cole by C. W. Smith, R. M. Samater and 0. C. Cole...Ministry for Mineral Resources, Jiddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia This report is preliminary and has not been...nomenclature. J_/ U.S. Geological Survey Mission, Saudi Arabia 1985 CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT....................... 2 GEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE AL KHAYMAH REGION, by J. C. Cole.... 4 THE AL KHAYMAH ANCIENT WORKINGS
Kamilli, Robert J., Cole, James C., Elliott, James E., Criss, Robert E. (1993) Geology and genesis of the Baid Al Jimalah tungsten deposit, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Economic Geology, 88 (7) 1743-1767 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.88.7.1743
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the mineralizedareahasbeen in the ArabianShieldof Saudi testedby drilling,andthe potentialfor undiscovered...tungstenresourcesstill existsat Baidal JimalahWest Arabia Most of these are located in the central and eastern...nitedike, demonstrated a et al., 1988), and Bi'r Tawilah (Sabir and Labb6, economicpotential. probablegeologicreserveof...1980; Stucklesset al., 1984, ondarybrownbiotite, sericite,cordieritc,andgranu1986). The Bald al Jimalahgraniteis...hawiyahGroup rest unconformably on foldedMurfar as the Saudi Arabian-Yemen border. damaGrouprocks(Cole,1981,
 
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