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Kaolinite from
Kremikovtsi mine, Kremikovtsi, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Kremikovtsi mine, Kremikovtsi, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135478:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘPlana Cu deposit, Plana, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘSedmochislenitsi Mine (Sedmocislenici Mine), Europe
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘElatsite Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘMilin Kamak deposit, Breznik Municipality, Pernik Province, Bulgaria
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘBartoto prospect, Bresnik deposit, Breznik Municipality, Pernik Province, Bulgaria
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘChelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘSvishti Plaz Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘAssarel Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘRadka Mine, Levski, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘChiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
References
Damyanov, Zhelyazko; Vassileva, Margarita (2001) Authigenic Phyllosilicates in the Middle Triassic Kremikovtsi Sedimentary Exhalative Siderite Iron Formation, Western Balkan, Bulgaria. Clays and Clay Minerals, 49 (6). 559-585 doi:10.1346/ccmn.2001.0490607
 
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