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Sericite from
Nanjinshan Au Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:242.8 ± 0.8 Ma
Minimum recorded age:242.8 ± 0.8 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1242.8 ± 0.8 MaMiddle Triassic - Ar-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Han C, Xiao W, Zhao G, Sun M, Qu W, Du A (2014): Re-Os geochronology on molybdenites from the Donggebi Mo Deposit in the Eastern Tianshan of the Central Asia Orogenic Belt and its geological significance. Resource Geology 64 (2) 136-148.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nanjinshan Au Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522638
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522638:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMazhuangshan Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘBaishanquan Fe deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘHongjianbingshan W deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
62.4km (38.7 miles) ⓘHongling Mo Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘHeishan Cu-Ni deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘBaishan Mo-Re deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘHeihushan Cu deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘEryiling Au deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘJinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘMine No. 210, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Yuanchao Shen, Ping Shen, Qingdong Zeng, Tiebing Liu, and Guangming Li (2006): Mineral Deposits 25(5), 572-581
Liang Cao, Rongke Xu, Qifa Duan, Sanguo Peng, Liang Shan, and Yuliang Zhang (2010): Geology and Exploration 46(3), 377-384
 
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