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Kaolinite from
Handcart Gulch, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Gulch
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 Handcart Gulch, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:797473
Long-form Identifier:1:3:797473:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘWire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘMendota Mine, Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBurleigh Mine, Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘDiamond Mine (Diamond Tunnel), Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘBismark Pelican (Pelican - Dives Mine), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘGeorgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘGabanta, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘGriffith (Kelly; Moline; New Boston; Doric), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘJewelry Shop Mine (West Gold Mine; Sylvanite Mine), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Bove, D.J., Caine, J.S., and Lowers, H.A., 2012, Geologic and mineralogic controls on acid and metal-rich rock drainage in an alpine watershed, Handcart Gulch, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5067, 121 p.
 
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