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Sericite

A variety of Muscovite
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About SericiteHide

Formula:
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Name:
Named in 1852 by Karl/Carl List from the Greek seirος meaning "silken".
A variety of Muscovite

A term for a fine-grained white, pale green to oily greenish mica, mainly Muscovite (rarely Paragonite).


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
9252 (as Sericite)
2815 (as Muscovite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9252:0 (as Sericite)
mindat:1:1:2815:4 (as Muscovite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
e072e475-604c-453f-84f0-56ff60975663 (as Sericite)
6555d00d-e8c3-4485-9209-15e6b685a47f (as Muscovite)

Chemistry of SericiteHide

Mindat Formula:
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Neoproterozoic to Quaternary : 670 Ma to 1.3 ± 0.1 Ma - based on 27 recorded ages.

Synonyms of SericiteHide

Other Language Names for SericiteHide

Varieties of SericiteHide

Chromium-bearing SericiteA chromium-bearing variety of sericite. See also fuchsite.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
67 photos of Sericite associated with QuartzSiO2
27 photos of Sericite associated with PyriteFeS2
16 photos of Sericite associated with FluoriteCaF2
10 photos of Sericite associated with Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
10 photos of Sericite associated with AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
10 photos of Sericite associated with CalciteCaCO3
8 photos of Sericite associated with ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
7 photos of Sericite associated with TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
7 photos of Sericite associated with SchorlNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
7 photos of Sericite associated with MagnetiteFe2+Fe3+2O4

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Sericite in petrologyHide

Internet Links for SericiteHide

References for SericiteHide

Localities for SericiteHide

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