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Kaolinite from
Katherine Mine (Catherine Mine), Union Pass Mining District (Katherine Mining District), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Occurs in granite in proximity of the vein.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Katherine Mine (Catherine Mine), Union Pass Mining District (Katherine Mining District), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:187209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:187209:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘTom Reed Mine, Tom Reed vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘGolden Eagle Mine (Spread Eagle Mine; Bobtail Mine), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘMineral Park Mine, Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘHuntington Tile Clay deposit (Castle Mountain Clay deposits; Hart Mountain Clay deposits), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘC. and M. deposit (C and M), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘC-1 Clay Mine (C-1 Hart Quarry; C-1 Hart Mine; Southern California Minerals Company; Coors; Milma patented claim), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘWhitehart No. 1 prospect, Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘP.S. Hart Mine (P. S. Hart Clay; Gladding Mc Bean Mine; Pacific Kaolin Mine; Standard Sanitary Mine), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘKlaner and Doolin pits, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 103-104.
 
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