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Kaolinite from
Pittsburgh Tunnel, Mescal Gulch, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Tunnel
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 Pittsburgh Tunnel, Mescal Gulch, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247176:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy group of claims), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine (Green Monster Mining Company property; Silver Plate group), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘSink to Rise claim (Patented claims MS 3296; Grand View claims), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Copper Hill group; Patented claims MS 4452), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
52.9km (32.8 miles) ⓘCinnabar Queen Mine (Cinnabar Queen property; Cinnabar King Mine; Mercury Mine; Mercury group; Queen property; Adeline Mercury Mine; Big Plumne Mine; White House 30 claim), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘFlorence Ceramics Mine, Buckhead Mesa, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘBlack Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘPurple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 94-95
 
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