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Kaolinite from
Black Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


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Kaolinite

Black Butte prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Kaolinite

Black Butte prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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Kaolinite

Black Butte prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Descloizite1
Willemite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1264111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1264111:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘPurple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘCharbonneau Clay deposit, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘQueen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘNewsboy Mine (Grande group; Charles Black claims; Gnome Development group; Newsboy group; G.W. Mining & Minerals Co. group; Pitt Mine), Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘVulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘSink to Rise claim (Patented claims MS 3296; Grand View claims), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘCinnabar Queen Mine (Cinnabar Queen property; Cinnabar King Mine; Mercury Mine; Mercury group; Queen property; Adeline Mercury Mine; Big Plumne Mine; White House 30 claim), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Copper Hill group; Patented claims MS 4452), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘPearl Chemical Mine (Irish claims), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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