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sericite
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Sericite
Sericite
is a fine grained
mica
, similar to
muscovite
,
illite
, or
paragonite
. Sericite is a common alteration mineral of
orthoclase
or
plagioclase
feldspars
in areas that have been subjected to
hydrothermal alteration
typically associated with
copper
,
tin
, or other hydrothermal
ore
deposits. Sericite also occurs as the fine mica that gives the sheen to
phyllite
and
schistose
metamorphic rocks
.
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