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Sericite from
Tigre Mine, Altar, Altar Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
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 Tigre Mine, Altar, Altar Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:767098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:767098:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘLa Caridad Antigua Mine, Villa Hidalgo Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘLa Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘPilares Mine, Los Pilares de Nacozari, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘEl Batamote Cu deposit, Nacozari de García, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘLa Lilly Mine, La Florida de Nacozari, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
81.0km (50.4 miles) ⓘPicacho, Bacoachi, Bacoachi Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Tom Gibson (2011) National Instrument 43-101 - El Tigre Silver Property Municipio de Nacozari de Garcia Sonora, Mexico Amended Technical Report
 
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