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Kaolinite from
Keystone Quarry, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Keystone Quarry, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1360247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1360247:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPacolet Quarry, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘAnthony Prospects, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘJ. F. Green Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘJ. T. Martin Prospects, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘS. A. Green Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘJ. A. Lovelace Nos. 1; 2; & 3 Mines, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘEllis Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘW. H. Fortenberry Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘC. B. McSwain Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
References
Watson, Thomas Leonard (1910) Granites of the southeastern Atlantic States. Bulletin 426. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b426
 
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