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sericite
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sericitenoun
A fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks
Webster Dictionary
Sericitenoun
a kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist
Etymology: [L. sericus silken.]
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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. The name comes from Latin sericus, meaning "silken" in reference to the location from which silk was first utilized, which in turn refers to the silky sheen of rocks with abundant sericite.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sericite in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sericite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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