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Kaolinite from
Cochran Mine, Ball Ground, Ball Ground Mining District, Cherokee County, Georgia, 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 Cochran Mine, Ball Ground, Ball Ground Mining District, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:955552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:955552:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘReevis mica prospect, Ball Ground, Ball Ground Mining District, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBozeman Mine (Jones Mine), Tate, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘHowell Mine, Marblehill, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘAllen Morton prospect, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘW. J. Garrison prospect, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘJ. L. Mullinax prospect, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘMerck Mine (Hope Mine), Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘAkin Mine, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘHermitage Bauxite Mining District, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
References
Heinrich, E.W., Klepper, M.R., Jahns, R.H. (1953) Mica deposits of the southeastern Piedmont, Part 9, Thomaston-Barnesville district, Georgia; Part 10, Outlying deposits in Georgia. Professional Paper 248f. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp248f
 
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