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Kaolinite from
Pine Hill Mine (Pine Hill Mining Co.; Golden Gate claim; Golden Gate Extension claim; Golden Gate Ext; Thrasher claim), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


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 Pine Hill Mine (Pine Hill Mining Co.; Golden Gate claim; Golden Gate Extension claim; Golden Gate Ext; Thrasher claim), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:956475
Long-form Identifier:1:3:956475:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘValley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘLincoln Clay Mine (Lincoln Clay Products Company), Gladding McBean & Company pit, Clayton, Lincoln Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
65.6km (40.7 miles) ⓘCannon and Company Mine (Michigan Bar pit), Michigan Bar, Michigan Bar Mining District, Sacramento County, California, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘBen Brown pit, Carbondale, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘEagle's Head deposit, Rancheria, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
78.0km (48.5 miles) ⓘMcGuire pit, Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘIone Clays Mine (Ione-Carbondale Clays), Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘBacon Clay pit (Bacon pit; Airplane pit), Clarksona, Irish Hill Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
83.9km (52.2 miles) ⓘIone Red Clay pit (Ione Mottled; Bacon Red), Ione, Amador County, California, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘNewman Red pit (Newman pit), Ione, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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