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Bennetts Well, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 9' 58'' North , 116° 51' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.16611,-116.86000
GRN:
N25W67
Type:
Well
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
211697
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211697:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A borate occurrence at Bennetts Well, on the floor of Death Valley, just S of Badwater Basin, on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park).

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Colemanite ?
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Description: Occurs as incrustations.
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Priceite
Formula: Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
ⓘ Trona
Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘTrona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘColemanite ?6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
ⓘPriceite6.EB.25Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Hⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Bⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Oⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Naⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Caⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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References

Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 394
Bodewig, C. & G. vom Rath (1885), Colmanit aus Californien: Zeitschr. Kristallographie, Band 10: 181
Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902) The Saline Deposits of California. Bulletin 24. California State Mining Bureaup.45
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 153-154, 376.
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