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Sericite from
Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcociteβ“˜1 photo of Sericite associated with Chalcocite at this locality.
Malachiteβ“˜1 photo of Sericite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Quartzβ“˜1 photo of Sericite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Cupriteβ“˜1 photo of Sericite associated with Cuprite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:574236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:574236:3
GUID (UUID V4):32a9c56f-1f78-4aba-ad96-aedfb037056a
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
2.6km (1.6 miles) β“˜Princess Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) β“˜Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) β“˜Continental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) β“˜Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) β“˜Mayflower Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) β“˜Pinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) β“˜Burro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) β“˜Merry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
48.2km (29.9 miles) β“˜Purple Heart Mine, Wild Horse Mesa, Telegraph Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) β“˜Copper Flat, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Twenty-Third Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium
Rocks & Minerals 84:492-500
Econ Geol (1980) 75:229-250
Econ Geol (1985) 80:1328-1347
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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