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Kaolinite from
Eagle's Head deposit, Rancheria, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


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 Eagle's Head deposit, Rancheria, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322366
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322366:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘIone Red Clay pit (Ione Mottled; Bacon Red), Ione, Amador County, California, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘNewman Red pit (Newman pit), Ione, Amador County, California, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘMcGuire pit, Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBacon Clay pit (Bacon pit; Airplane pit), Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘLot 274 pit, Dagon, Amador County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘIone Clays Mine (Ione-Carbondale Clays), Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘIone pit and mill, Ione, Amador County, California, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘBen Brown pit, Carbondale, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘCannon and Company Mine (Michigan Bar pit), Michigan Bar, Michigan Bar Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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