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Sericite from
Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia


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 Chocaya mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district (Animas-Chocaya mining district), Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667940
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667940:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘChorolque Mine, Cerro Chorolque, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘMonserrate Mine (Monserrat Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘLa Confianza Mine (San Vicente Mine; Confianza Mine; Tajos Mine; San Francisco Mine), San Vicente mining district, Atocha Municipality, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí, Bolivia
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘPulacayo Mine, Huanchaca, Uyuni Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘSanta Isabel Mine (Candelaria Mine), Santa Isabel district, San Pablo de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘPueblo Viejo Mine (Central Mine), Esmoraca district, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘMercedes Mine (Goya I Mine; Santa Rosa Mine), Santa Isabel district, San Pablo de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘGermania Mine (Aguas Calientes Mine; Conchita Mine), Esmoraca district, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘAzulejos Mine, Esmoraca district, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘLa Moza Mine (Lipeña Mine; Lipeña-Lamosa prospect), Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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