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Kaolinite from
Wild Horse Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Wild Horse Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:662885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:662885:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘIsabella Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLady Stith claim, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘVictor Mine, Victor, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAnaconda Tunnel (Anaconda), Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘHoosier Mine, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine (Stratton Independence Mine), Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘEureka Tunnel (1-15 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘBlack Cloud Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘStone City Clay Deposit, Turkey Creek Mining District, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
References
Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
 
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