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Kaolinite from
Astley bauxite deposit, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia


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 Astley bauxite deposit, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:337005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:337005:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘScrapey lead, Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGraveyard Creek West (Graveyard Creek west kaolin deposit), Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘGraveyard Creek East (Graveyard Creek East kaolin deposit), Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘGadens lode (Gaydens lode; Garths lode; Garths wolfram lode; Garths uranium lode), Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘFar West deposit (Far West deposit - Tin Pot Gully), Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘde Milhou's lode, Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘDalcoath lodes, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘDeposit 19, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘMica Hill east, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘGulf Creek tin (Erics Retreat - Duck Creek), Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.
 
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