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Kaolinite from
Lunatic reef, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Reef
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 Lunatic reef, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:946515
Long-form Identifier:1:3:946515:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘEmu-Ginnies Creek prospect (Girard prospect), Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘLady Hampden Pit (Lady Hampden Mine), Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘStrauss Pit, Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘWhite Rock Mine (Silver Queen mine), Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘBorder Chief Mine, Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘGrand Junction reef (Old Golconda shaft), Drake district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘLady Jersey Mine, Drake district, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBasket Swamp Silver lodes (Basket Swamp Creek lode; Basket Creek lode), Tenterfield, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘSilvery Wave Mine (Silver Wave mine), Wilsons Downfall, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘThe Boulder, Wilsons Downfall, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown, R.E., Henley, H.F., Stroud, W.J. (2001) Mineral Occurrence Data Sheets, and Occurrence Lists, in Warwick-Tweed Heads 1:250 000 Sheet Area (New South Wales Portion). Vol 2. Exploration Data Package, Geological Survey of New South Wales.
 
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