Difference between revisions of "Sericite"
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Description
A shiny, fine-grain mica, either muscovite, illite, or paragonite. Sericite is a common alteration mineral of orthoclase or plagioclase feldspars in areas that have been subjected to hydrothermal alteration.
Synonyms and Related Terms
sericite (Port.)
Authority
- Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: Sericite (accessed March 2010)