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Kaolinite from
Cardwell Clay Pit, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Pit
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 Cardwell Clay Pit, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496937
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496937:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘNorth pit, Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘGolden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBonanza prospect, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Breccia pipe, Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘApex prospect, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘContinental Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘFree Enterprise Mine (Silver Bell), Boulder, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘLeonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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