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Kaolinite from
Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Municipality
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 Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136598
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136598:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘMudsill Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘPercy Chester Mine, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘGilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘWire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘHandcart Gulch, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘHartsel barite occurrence, Hartsel, Hartsel Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘWhite King Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘBlue Stone Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘPuzzle mine, Poncha Springs, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘMendota Mine, Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Shannon, John M., Shannon, Geraldine C. (1985) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mines and Minerals of Leadville [Colorado]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (3) 171-201pp.171-201
 
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