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Kaolinite from
Standing Elk Claim, Alladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Standing Elk Claim, Alladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710478:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘTrout Creek/South Bullion deposit, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘRain Mine, Carlin Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘEmigrant Springs mine, Carlin Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBarth Mine (West mine), Safford Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘModarelli mine, Modarelli-Frenchie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘMaggie Creek Open Pit Gold Mine, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘGold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘChukar Footwall Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Schroeder Mountain, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘTusc pit (Tusc ore body), Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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