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Unspecified Clinoferrosilite occurrence [1], Inyo County, California, USAi
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Unspecified Clinoferrosilite occurrence [1]Occurrence
Inyo CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
36° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~177km
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Occurrence
Mindat Locality ID:
215013
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215013:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An occurrence located at an unspecified location(s) in the Coso Mountains.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘClinoferrosilite9.DA.10Fe2+2Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ClinoferrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinoferrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ ClinoferrosiliteFe22+Si2O6

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References

Bowen, N.L. (1935), Ferrosilite as a natural mineral: American Journal of Science, 5th. Series: 30: 481 (491 ?)
Bradley, W.W. (1940), Thirty-sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 36: 107
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 307
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