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Kaolinite from
Ben Brown pit, Carbondale, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Pit
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 Ben Brown pit, Carbondale, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924725
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924725:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘCannon and Company Mine (Michigan Bar pit), Michigan Bar, Michigan Bar Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMcGuire pit, Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘIone Clays Mine (Ione-Carbondale Clays), Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBacon Clay pit (Bacon pit; Airplane pit), Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘLot 274 pit, Dagon, Amador County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘIone Red Clay pit (Ione Mottled; Bacon Red), Ione, Amador County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘNewman Red pit (Newman pit), Ione, Amador County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘIone pit and mill, Ione, Amador County, California, USA
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘValley Springs Clay pit (Valley Springs pit), Valley Springs, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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