Sericite

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)