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Kaolinite from
Moldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Deposit
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 Moldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:24043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:24043:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘTin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘAdit No. 2, Preiselberg area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘNaundorf quarry (Buchberg quarry), Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘEinigkeit Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘKaolinitic sand deposit, Dolni Zálezly, Ústí nad Labem District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘFluorite deposit, Jílové, Děčín District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘGreifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Sejkora, J. (1994) Minerály ložiska Moldava v Krušných horách. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze: 2: 110-116.
 
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