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Kaolinite from
Pingshuo Mine, Pinglu District, Shuozhou, Shanxi, China


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 Pingshuo Mine, Pinglu District, Shuozhou, Shanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1508895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1508895:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘQiangfengling Mine, Pinglu District, Shuozhou, Shanxi, China
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘKuancaoping bauxite deposit, Ningwu Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘShiqiang bauxite deposit, Yuanping Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘTongjialiang Mine, Zuoyun County, Datong, Shanxi, China
98.7km (61.3 miles) ⓘTianqiao Mine, Baode Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
References
Yang, Ning, Shuheng Tang, Songhang Zhang, and Yunyun Chen. (2016) "Modes of Occurrence and Abundance of Trace Elements in Pennsylvanian Coals from the Pingshuo Mine, Ningwu Coalfield, Shanxi Province, China" Minerals 6, no. 2: 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/min6020040
Ikeh, Tobechukwu Justin, Beilei Sun, Chao Liu, Yunxia Liu, Yanlei Kong, and Xinyu Pan. (2022) "Modes of Occurrence and Enrichment of Trace Elements in Coal from the Anjialing Mine, Pingshuo Mining District, Ningwu Coalfield, Shanxi Province, China" Minerals 12, no. 9: 1082. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12091082
 
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