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Kaolinite from
Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Area
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 Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:822141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:822141:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘRoss Property, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘCox Mine (Cox-Davies Mine), Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘRhoda Mine (Roda Mine), Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘMason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘKaolin Prospect (MRDS - 10249317), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘIotla-Bradley Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘW. T. Wilson Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBig Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘMorris Kaolin Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘDehart Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
References
Genth, Frederick Augustus (1891) The minerals of North Carolina. Bulletin 74. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b74
 
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