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Kaolinite from
Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy


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Kaolinite

Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Kaolinite

Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Kaolinite

Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Locality type: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 Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1412031
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1412031:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘCalabona Mine, Calabona area, Alghero, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘSu Elzu, Ozieri, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘMount Limbara, Giogantinu and Balistreri Peaks, Tempio Pausania, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
65.7km (40.9 miles) ⓘFurru e Conca Quarries, Calangianus, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘCala Sarraina and Costa Paradiso, Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘSan Bachisio Quarries, Telti, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘPriatu Quarries, Sant'Antonio di Gallura, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘLaconi kaolin mines, Laconi, Oristano Province, Sardinia, Italy
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘFuntana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘLu Patenti Quarry, Mt. Mazzolu, Arzachena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Uras, I. (1974) Notizie sui caolini e le argille della Sardegna. La Ceramica, 1, 17-26
Padalino, G., Palomba, M., and Simeone, R. (2003) Mineralogia e geochimica isotopica delle facies di alterazione nei sistemi epitermali delle aree di Romana e Tresnuraghes (Sardegna NW, Italia): applicazioni per l'esplorazione mineraria. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 122, 2, 139–145.
 
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