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Kaolinite from
Borealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, 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 Borealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1559236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1559236:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘZapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘSanta Fe Mine (Homestake-Santa Fe mine), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘCalavada Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
71.7km (44.6 miles) ⓘLos Angeles Gem Co. group (Miss Moffet mine; Blue Boy mine; Blue mine; Persian Blue mine; Pirate No. 3 claim), Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘHot Creek pit, Casa Diablo Hot Springs, Long Valley Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
79.9km (49.7 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
80.2km (49.9 miles) ⓘParadise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘCinnabar Hill Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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