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Kaolinite from
Terry Uranium Prospect, San Mateo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite2
Uranophane2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Terry Uranium Prospect, San Mateo Mountains Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:624996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:624996:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘJaun Peak, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘIron Mountain No. 2 District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘApache Warm Springs beryllium deposit, Ojo Caliente No. 2 Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘSilver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘNana Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘKline Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘHiawatha Lode and Placer Deposit, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘBlack Range Wilderness Alunite Deposit, Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘSquaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘPetroglyph Mine (Miners Dream Mine), Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
NMBMMR OFR 19
 
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