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Kaolinite from
Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton 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 Isle Royal Mines, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70195
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70195:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘWolverine Mine, Wolverine, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘKearsarge, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘCopper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘDetroit Graphite Company Graphite Quarry, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine, Ely Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
90.5km (56.3 miles) ⓘMarquette Mine, Republic, Republic Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘLake Superior Mine (Hematite; Section 10 exploration; Holmes-Section 16; Hard Ore; Section 21), Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
97.6km (60.7 miles) ⓘParsons Mine, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘSalisbury Mine, Salisbury, Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
97.9km (60.9 miles) ⓘCleveland Lake Group (Lake Mine), Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Morris, Tom (1983) Michigan Mineralogy. A locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 58 (3). 107-113 doi:10.1080/00357529.1983.11767128p.109
 
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