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Kaolinite from
Marble Mountain Deposit, Jasper, Rio Grande County, Colorado, 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 Marble Mountain Deposit, Jasper, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:379651
Long-form Identifier:1:3:379651:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSummitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘPiedra Peak - Red Mountain Alunite Deposits (Colorado Tunnel), Piedra Peak-South River Peak-Red Mountain Area, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘBulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘKing Turquoise Mine, Manassa, Conejos County, Colorado, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘPay Roll mine, Bromide No. 2 District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Alunite Deposit, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘBeartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
97.1km (60.4 miles) ⓘGold Bug Mine (Patented Claims: Gold Bug; MS 11619a; Gold Bug Mill Site; MS 11691b; Repeal; MS 11691a; Gold Nugget; MS 11691a), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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