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Sericite from
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Drift
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 Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:665965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:665965:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘRidge Ledge prospect, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sericite-Talc mine [1], Dunn, San Bernardino County, California, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘMountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘKorfist Mine (Almaden Mine; Korfist No. 1; Juniper claim; Juniper Fluorine; Juniper Fluorspar; Crusade; KG; Clark Mountain Mine), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘPacific Fluorite Mine (War Eagle Mine; War Eagle No. 2 claim; Douglass No. 1; Douglass No. 2 claim), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘMojave Tungsten Mine (Mojave Mine; Serendipity Mine; Green Mine; Green's Mine; Douglass No. 1 claim), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘColosseum Mine (Colosseum Gorge prospect; Ivanpah Consolidated Mine; Glitter Gorge; Cal group), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘSilver Lode prospect, Granite Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sericite occurrence [1], Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘBlack Magic Mines (Emma deposit; Ruby J. Mine), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
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