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Kaolinite from
Chalk Mountain deposit, Yavapai County, Arizona, 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 Chalk Mountain deposit, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:443908
Long-form Identifier:1:3:443908:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gypsum and Kaolin deposits, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘPearl Chemical Mine (Irish claims), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine (Eighty-Five claim; 85 Mine), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘFlorence Ceramics Mine, Buckhead Mesa, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘWallpai Brick Co. clay deposit, Goldfield area, Goldfield Mining District, Goldfield Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘPurple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
78.9km (49.1 miles) ⓘBlack Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
82.6km (51.3 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
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10060190, MRDS ID #TC10148.
 
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