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Kaolinite from
Lake Superior Mine (Hematite; Section 10 exploration; Holmes-Section 16; Hard Ore; Section 21), Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Lake Superior Mine (Hematite; Section 10 exploration; Holmes-Section 16; Hard Ore; Section 21), Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:416302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:416302:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCleveland Lake Group (Lake Mine), Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘParsons Mine, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSalisbury Mine, Salisbury, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘJackson Mine (South Jackson pit), Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘMcComber Mine (Lucy Mine; Pendill; East Jackson), Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘTracy Mine, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine, Ely Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMarquette Mine, Republic, Republic Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘDetroit Graphite Company Graphite Quarry, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘNorway Mine, Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
References
Heinrich, E. W., Robinson, George Willard (2004) Mineralogy of Michigan (2nd ed.) A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Michigan Technological University. 252pp.
 
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