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Kaolinite from
Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA


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 Alum Mountain, Alum Mountain Mining District (Alum Mining District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1452932
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1452932:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘCopperas Creek, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘTaylor Creek Placer - Lode, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘBlack Range Wilderness Alunite Deposit, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘCopper Flat Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘRabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘSilver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘSquaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘKline Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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