any of several varieties of white or greenish mica with a silky sheen, predominantly muscovite, but also illite or paragonite
Examples of 'sericite' in a sentence
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First, the modified sericite was prepared using hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide as the intercalating agent.
B. Jiang, C. C. Zhu, Y. D. Huang 2015, 'Research of the Dispersity of the Functional Sericite/Methylphenyl- Silicone Resin',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0127735. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These stages were characterized as biotite-sericite, muscovite-quartz, siderophyllite-topaz,quartz-tourmaline, and chlorite-sericite.
ALEKSEEV V. I. 2018, 'RARE METALS IN MINERALS OF STANNIFEROUS METASOMATITES FROM THE VERKHNEURMIYSKY ORECLUSTER (FAR EAST, RUSSIA)', Zapiski Gornogo Institutahttp://pmi.spmi.ru/index.php/pmi/article/view/6335. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The first consists of quartz, calcite, rutile, sericite, arsenopyrite and pyrite.
Martínez-Abad, I., Cepedal, A., Arias, D., Martín-Izard, A., Fuertes-Fuente, M. 2015, 'Geology and mineralogy of the Au-As (Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu-Sb) polymetallic deposit of Valiña-Azúmara(Lugo, NW Spain)', Estudios Geologicoshttp://estudiosgeol.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosgeol/article/view/934/1051. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Such grains contain abundant inclusions of florencite and sericite.
Sasha Krneta, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Nigel J. Cook, Kathy Ehrig, Alkis Kontonikas-Charos 2017, 'Rare Earth Element Behaviour in Apatite from the Olympic Dam Cu–U–Au–Ag Deposit, SouthAustralia', Mineralshttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/7/8/135. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this study, the dissolution behavior and mechanism of sericite in alkali-acid leaching were investigated.
Hao Wang, Qiming Feng, Xuekun Tang, Kesheng Zuo, Kun Liu 2017, 'Insights into Alkali-Acid Leaching of Sericite: Dissolution Behavior and Mechanism',Mineralshttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/7/10/196. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It consists mainly of shales with chlorite-sericite-quartz schist towards the lower levels.
Necdet ÖZGÜL, Sait METİN, William T. DEAN 1972, 'Lower Paleozoic Stratigraphy and Faunas of the Eastern Taurus Mountains in the TufanbeyliRegion, Southern Turkey', Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Explorationhttp://dergipark.gov.tr/bulletinofmre/issue/3905/52072?publisher=mta. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Low-grade metamorphic minerals such as chlorite, epidote, carbonate and sericite are also commonly present.
L.S. Lauri, T. Karinen, J. Räsänen 2003, 'The earliest Paleoproterozoic supracrustal rocks in Koillismaa, northern Finland -Their petrographic and geochemical characteristics and lithostratigraphy', Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume75/Laurietal.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The intercalated sericite could be used as an excellent layer silicate to prepare clay-polymer nanocomposites.
Hao Ding, Yuebo Wang, Yu Liang, Faxiang Qin 2014, 'Preparation and Characterization of Cetyl Trimethylammonium Intercalated Sericite',Advances in Materials Science and Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/480138. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)