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Kaolinite from
Chloride Flat Mining District [includes Silver City Mining District], Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chloride Flat Mining District [includes Silver City Mining District], Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231968:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘAzure Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘCopper Flat Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘTunnel Site No. 1 claim, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘCopperas Creek, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘAlum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘRabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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