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Kaolinite from
Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina


Locality type:Vein
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 Nueva Esperanza vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:723368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:723368:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘLa Rosario vein, Capillitas mining district, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘAgua Rica Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘBajo de la Alumbrera Mine, Andalgalá, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
References
PUTZ, Hubert
Putz, H., Paar, W.H., Topa, D. (2009) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina: 64(3): 514-524.
 
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