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Kaolinite from
Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Kaolinite

Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Kaolinite

Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Kaolinite

Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, 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 Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:770235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:770235:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
93.1km (57.9 miles) ⓘCrystal Pass properties, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘYellow Pine Mine (Yellow Pine Lead Zinc Mine; Hilo; Radio; Como; Hermes), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘIron Gold Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘPrairie Flower Mine, Yellow Pine Mine (Yellow Pine Lead Zinc Mine; Hilo; Radio; Como; Hermes), Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
99.7km (62.0 miles) ⓘP.S. Hart Mine (P. S. Hart Clay; Gladding Mc Bean Mine; Pacific Kaolin Mine; Standard Sanitary Mine), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Maynard, M. F. (editor) (1984), The Blue Bell Claims San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino County Museum, pp. 52.
 
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