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Kaolinite from
Hardhat project, Morey Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Project
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 Hardhat project, Morey Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1568871
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1568871:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘQueen City claims, Queen City Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘBonds and Mark Mine, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘGoldspar Mine (Diamond Queen Mine), Beatty, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
68.2km (42.3 miles) ⓘ144 Zone deposit, Sterling Mine (Ambrose pit; Panama Mine; 144 Zone; Mary-Goldspar claim block [to the north [2004]]; Ambrose open pit; NBMG sample sites 1013 & 1014), Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘDaisy deposit, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘGolden Chariot group (Golden Chariot claims; Chariot claims), Jamestown Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘAntelope View Mine (Antelope View group), Antelope Springs Mining District, Cactus Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘFranz Hammel Mine (Franz Hammel prospect; Hammel; Guy Puh property), Jamestown Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘMontgomery-Shoshone Mine, Rhyolite, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘCactus Nevada Silver Mine, Cactus Springs Mining District, Cactus Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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