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Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno), San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Nipton (Nippen; Nippeno)- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 27' 60'' North , 115° 16' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.46665,-115.27221
GRN:
N24W68
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Searchlight539 (2011)31.9km
Cal-Nev-Ari244 (2011)39.5km
Goodsprings229 (2011)43.2km
Sandy Valley2,051 (2011)50.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
217773
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217773:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place located along highway 164 (Nipton Road) at its intersection with Nipton-Moore Road, on the northern boundary of the East Mojave Scenic Area.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs in thin veins of wolframite.
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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References

Gudde, Erwin G. (1949) California Place Names (1st ed.). University of California Press.p.237 - alternate name
Durham, David L. (1998), California’s Geographic Names. 31-Dec-1998. Clovis, CA : Word Dancer Press (alternate name).
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