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Kaolinite from
Blumberg (Hynes Reef; Young Bullfinch), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia


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 Blumberg (Hynes Reef; Young Bullfinch), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:680082
Long-form Identifier:1:3:680082:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSaint Patrick Mine (Mount Sienna Mine; Mount Sienna Ochre Mine; Talunga Ochre Mine), Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘGumeracha Quarry, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘCromer C (Cromer C North; ML 3058; ML 3059 ML 3056; ML 3057; ML 3058), Mount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘMount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘAustralian Industrial Minerals mine, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘPara River South, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘKitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘFrancis Bros Clay Pit, City of Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, Australia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘHahndorf Mine, Hahndorf, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘMoculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
References
egate.pir.sa.gov.au (n.d.) https://egate.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/new/pages/MineralDepositDetail/getData?DEPOSIT_NO=1846&S_DEPOSIT_NAME=Blumberg&S_MINDEP_CLASS_CODE=&S_MINERAL_DISTRICT_NAME=&S_COMMODITY_NAME=&S_MAP_250000_CODE=&S_MAP_250000_NAME=&S_MAP_100000_NO=&S_MAP_100000_NAME=&S_LAT_LONG_OR_MGA=longLat&S_LONG=&S_LAT=&S_LAT_LONG_RADIUS=&S_EAST=&S_NORTH=&S_ZONE=52&S_MGA_RADIUS=&S_ORDER_BY=1&SHOWGUI=N
 
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