| Locality type: | Prospect |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Kaolinite |
| Formula: | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Comments: | most of the feldspar has weathered to this clay. |
| Colour: | white |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Elbaite | ⓘ2 photos of Kaolinite associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Cookeite | ⓘ1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Cookeite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kaolinite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Brack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 693552 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:693552:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 23b06771-0987-41fe-9f3c-8973939b3ead |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite |
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| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | ⓘ"Foothold Cleft", Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.9km (5.6 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘTerp Road pegmatite, Hog Hill, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.9km (8.7 miles) | ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 46.3km (28.8 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 52.2km (32.4 miles) | ⓘLantern Hill Quarry (Silex Quarry; U.S. Silica Company Quarry), North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 59.3km (36.8 miles) | ⓘKillingly, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
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