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Kaolinite from
Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Two varieties of kaolinite :
- White kaolinite
- "Fire-clay" kaolinite, associated with gorceixite and other phosphates
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:218326
Long-form Identifier:1:3:218326:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘSuquet quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘLe Châtelet mine, Budelière, Aubusson, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘMontebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Aubusson, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘl'Usine, Fleury-sur-Loire, Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘChizeuil Mine, Chalmoux, Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘLes Farges Mine, Ussel, Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
References
G. Aubert : "Les coupoles granitiques de Montebras et d'Echassières (Massif Central Français) et la genèse de leur minéralisations (BRGM, 1969)
 
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