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Kaolinite from
Fury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Fury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1968240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1968240:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘPrince Albert Group (NBMG Sample Site 2396), Cloverdale Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘParadise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘCalavada Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘVan Ness Mine, Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘSanta Fe Mine (Homestake-Santa Fe mine), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘWhite Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘMizpah Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
Thomas, Christian A (2022) Geology and Fluid Inclusion Properties of the Buffalo Canyon Intrusion-Related and Grantsville Epithermal/Mesothermal Systems, Nye County, Nevada. University of Nevada, Reno.
 
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