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Kaolinite from
Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:As small masses filling open fractures in quartz monzonite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217680:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘInspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘMiami Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘApache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘWeary Mine (Weary Lode No. 2; McKusick Mosaic Mine), Kellner Picnic Area area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBlue Ball Mine (Blueball Mine; Azurite Property), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘAlbert Lea Mine (Albert Lea property; Lea tunnels; Albert Lea tunnels), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘNo. 1 Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.266
 
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