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Kaolinite from
Buff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Buff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:286209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:286209:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘDreamland Claim, Rosebud Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘRosebud Canyon clay deposit, Rabbit Hole Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘMajuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘBell vein, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘNational Mine (National vein), National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘKramer Hill Mine, Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘFlorida Canyon mine, Imlay Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology NBMG Open-File Report 96-3 By Stephen B. Castor, Christopher D. Henry, Lisa A. Shevenell
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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