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Kaolinite from
South West Rocks Kaolin West, South West Rocks, Macquarie Co., New South Wales, Australia


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 South West Rocks Kaolin West, South West Rocks, Macquarie Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1262350
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1262350:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSouth West Rocks Kaolin deposit east, South West Rocks, Macquarie Co., New South Wales, Australia
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘGreenhouse Clay deposit, Bonville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘSawtell Clay deposit, Bonville, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
70.1km (43.5 miles) ⓘPoint Lookout Mine (Hobart and Pearsons; The Big Lode), Point Lookout Trig Station, Taylors Arm District, Raleigh Co., New South Wales, Australia
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘCoastal Quarry Products Quarry, Wauchope, Macquarie Co., New South Wales, Australia
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘDingo Range prospect, Clouds Creek, Fitzroy Co., New South Wales, Australia
97.8km (60.8 miles) ⓘCorindi Kaolin deposit, Corindi, Fitzroy Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Gilligan, L. B., Brownlow, J. W., Cameron, R. G., Henley, H. F. (1992) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Dorrigo-Coffs Harbour 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map SH/56-10, SH/56-11. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney. 509pp.
 
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