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Kaolinite from
Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Metatorbernite1
Quartz1
Varlamoffite1
Turquoise1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43378:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHensbarrow China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGoonbarrow China Clay Pit, Bugle, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘGreat Wheal Prosper China Clay Pit, Trezaise (Tresayes), Roche, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘOld Beam Mine (Great Beam Mine), Bugle, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘNorth Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, Roche, Cornwall, England, UK
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘCarclaze Old Tin Pit, Carclaze China Clay Pit (Baal China Clay Pit), Carludon, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCriggan Mine (Criggan Consols), Criggan, Roche, Cornwall, England, UK
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘTrelavour China Clay works, St Dennis, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBodelva Pit (Carvear China Clay Works), Bodelva, St Blaise, Cornwall, England, UK
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘWheal Par (Pol Pry Mine), Prideaux, Luxulyan (Luxullian), Cornwall, England, UK
References
Elton, N. J., Hooper, J.J., Coggon, L. (1996) Morinite from Gunheath China Clay Pit, St Austell, Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine, 60 (400) 517-518 doi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.14
Tindle, Andy G. (2008) Minerals of Britain and Ireland. Terra Publishing.
 
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