sericite
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Origin of sericite
From the German word Sericit, dating back to 1850–55. See seric-, -ite 1
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They are gray in the center, white in the surrounding zone of quartz sericite and green in the outer zone, as Lowell explains the theory.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 4, 2010
Where sericite is dominant, the alteration is called sericitic alteration.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
There is also a small amount of hematite, pyroxene and sericite.
From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon
Their olivine tends to become serpentinized; their augite changes to chlorite and uralite; their felspars are clouded by formation of zeolites, calcite, sericite and epidote.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
The gold, in particles hardly visible to the eye, is in a sandy matrix and is associated with chloritoid, sericite, calcite, graphite, and other minerals.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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