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Kaolinite from
Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


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Kaolinite, etc.

Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
07651750017371522718500.jpg
Kaolinite, etc.

Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Kaolinite, etc.

Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
- var Chalcedony1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1436586
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1436586:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘQueen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 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
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘCharbonneau Clay deposit, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMoon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Wheeler claims; Yarnell group; Prieta Chinda Mine; Manganese Development Mine), Aguila Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘPurple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘBlack Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘPearl Chemical Mine (Irish claims), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
75.9km (47.1 miles) ⓘSultan Mine (Alec Lucy's), Thorn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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