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Sericite from
Naping Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Naping Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1942175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1942175:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBashishan Au deposit (Piaosi Au deposit), Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘKuzhubao Au deposit (Gedang Au deposit), Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘMalieanna Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘJinba Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘZhesang Au deposit, Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘGaolong Au Mine, Tianlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘBadu Au deposit, Tianlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘLaozhaiwan Au Mine, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘKhung Khoang Au deposit, Bảo Lâm District, Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam
References
Yang, Fucheng; Romer, Rolf L.; Li, Wenchang; Jiang, Xiaojun; Kroner, Uwe; Deng, Mingguo (2026) Former long-lived passive margins – Cradles for major Sn, W, and Au provinces. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107316. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107316
 
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