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Kaolinite from
Gold Bar Mine, Antelope Mining District, Eureka 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 Gold Bar Mine, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1983756
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1983756:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘCaetano tuff, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘRichmond-Eureka mine (Ruby Hill mine), Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Buckhorn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘCortez Hills underground, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘCortez gold mine, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘWindfall mine, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘPipeline mine (Cortez Open Pit Min), Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘGold Acres mine, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘModarelli mine, Modarelli-Frenchie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘLuxe mine, Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
Abdolmaleki, Mehdi; Robaldo, Trevor; Ordóñez-Calderón, Juan Carlos; Esmaeili, Kamran (2026) Geological and Alteration Mapping of Pit Walls at Gold Bar Mine Using Data-Driven Classification of Hyperspectral Imaging. Minerals, 16 (8). doi:10.3390/min16080816
 
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