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Barstow Formation, Rainbow Basin, Mud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Barstow FormationFormation
Rainbow BasinBasin
Mud Hills (Strontium Hills)Group of Hills
Barstow Mining DistrictMining District
San Bernardino CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 1' 9'' North , 117° 0' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.01938,-117.00357
GeoHash:
G#: 9qhz1x0de
GRN:
N24W69
Type:
Formation
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
19130
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19130:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A zeolite occurrence located about 3.1 km (2.0 miles) ESE of Rainbow Basin (coordinates of record), 1.6 km E of the mouth of Owl Canyon, about 16.4 km N of Barstow (center), along the southern margin of the Mud Hills.

NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the topo map at a point approximating the point described.

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1 valid mineral. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘClinoptilolite-Na (TL)9.GE.05Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Clinoptilolite-NaNa6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Coombs, Douglas S., Alberti, Alberto, Armbruster, Thomas, Artioli, Gilberto, Colella, Carmine, Galli, Ermanno, Grice, Joel D., Liebau, Friedrich, Mandarino, Joseph A., Minato, Hideo, et al. (1997) Recommended nomenclature for zeolite minerals; report of the Subcommittee on Zeolites of the International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35 (6). 1571-1606
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