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Kaolinite from
Dabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


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 Dabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:780000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:780000:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘYaoling Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘDajishan Mine (Tachishan Mine), Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘMianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘShangjiao U deposit, Huangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘChangpai deposit, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘShulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘXinzhou Au deposit, Qingxin District, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
99.7km (61.9 miles) ⓘSanjiu Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Juyun Gu, Qiongying Wu, and Xueping Hou (1984): Geology and Prospecting 20(3), 1-8
Hongying Qu, Maohong Chen, Fuchu Yang, Zhihui Gao, Yaowu Wang, Haijie Zhao, and Zhangfa Yu (2014): Acta Petrologica Sinica 30(1), 152-162
Liu, Q., Chen, B., Haderlein, S., Gopalakrishnan, G., & Zhou, Y. (2018). Characteristics and environmental response of secondary minerals in AMD from Dabaoshan Mine, South China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 155, 50-58.
 
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