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Kaolinite from
Schaaf prospect, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Schaaf prospect, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:743434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:743434:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘLightning No. 2 Mine, Cottonwood Creek area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘAlderman deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘColorado - American Mine (West Vein; Trefone Adit; East Vein; American Shaft; Mill Adit; Branch or Collins Vein), Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘVilla Grove Turquoise Mine, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘSnowflake Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘPuzzle mine, Poncha Springs, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘChimney Hill Mine (Morgan Ranch Deposits; Manganese Hill), Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘBlue Stone Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘWhite King Deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
 
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