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Kaolinite from
Bluebird Gold Mine, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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 Bluebird Gold Mine, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:947434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:947434:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSirdar North 1, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘGwalia Extended (Fenian South; Judy), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘMarmont Gold Mine (Marmont Extended), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMickey Doolan Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘFenian Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘBeverley Gold Mine (Lukes), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘIngliston Consols Gold Mine (Ingliston Consols Extended; Ingliston Consols South), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘMeekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘIngliston Extended Gold Mine (Ingliston; Ingliston Extended North; New Ingliston; Ingliston Extended East; Manchuria; Ingliston Extended South), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘPioneer Gold Mine (Meekatharra; Little Sweetheart; St George; Savages), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mock, C. (1987), Gold Deposits of Western Australia, BMR, Datafile (MINDEP) Resource Deposit 3, Dept of Primary Industries and Energy/Bur of Mineral Resources Geology and Geophysics, Commonwealth Government of Australia, 1987.
 
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