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Unnamed Beryl occurrence [1], Haystack Mountain (Haystack; Boulder Mountain; Kern Knob), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Unnamed Beryl occurrence [1]Occurrence
Haystack Mountain (Haystack; Boulder Mountain; Kern Knob)Mountain
Inyo Mts (Inyo Range)Mountain Range
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 36' 23'' North , 117° 58' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lone Pine2,035 (2015)8.1km
Independence669 (2011)29.7km
Olancha192 (2015)36.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Lone Pine Gem & Mineral SocietyLone Pine, California8km
Mindat Locality ID:
208943
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208943:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A beryl occurrence located 1.7 km (1.1 miles) ESE of Haystack Mountain (coordinates of record), SE of Lone Pine Station, .

NOTE: This may be the Clark Beryl Mine, documented as being 0.9 km (0.5 mile) NW of this reported locality.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Colour: Blue.
Description: Occurs as small crystals of opaque blue beryl in narrow veins cutting granite.
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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