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Kaolinite from
Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold3
Jarosite3
Rodalquilarite2
Andymcdonaldite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237449:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Kaolinite in this Region
Filón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Tollo de la Felipa, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘTollo de la Felipa, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘFilón 340, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFilón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘMaría Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPalai-Islica deposit, Carboneras, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘAzogue Valley mercury deposit, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
References
Queralt, I., M. Kanazirski, M. Gorova (1995): Adularia-sericite type wallrock alteration at the Maria Josefa gold mine: an example of low sulfidation epithermal ore deposit, within the volcanic Rodalquilar caldera (SE, Spain). Acta Geologica Hispanica, 30 (4), 91-101. [http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/6766/1/105895.pdf]
 
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