Locality type: | Deposit |
Classification |
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Species: | Muscovite var: Sericite |
Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sericite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Portezuelo de Pajas Blancas deposit, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1494364 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1494364:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | faad453a-41d8-4be4-a809-abbb277d4462 |
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite |
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62.4km (38.7 miles) | ⓘCerillos Mine, Quebrada Seca, Caldera, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile |
67.3km (41.8 miles) | ⓘEl Jardín mine, Sierra Jardín, Pabellón, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile |
67.6km (42.0 miles) | ⓘMantoverde Project, Mantoverde mining district, El Salado, Chañaral, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile |
97.6km (60.6 miles) | ⓘLa Coipa mine, Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile |
References |
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Miranda-Díaz, G., Riveros-Jensen, K., Heide, G., Menzies, A., Griem, W., Araya-Tabilo, E., ... & Medina, E. (2022). Geology and mineralogy of sapphire-rich metasomatites (sapphirites) deposit at the Portezuelo de Pajas Blancas, northern Chile: Genetic implications for unusual metasomatic processes in the Central Andes. Ore Geology Reviews, 141, 104646. |