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Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USAi
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Halite

Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
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Halite

Koehn Lake, Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
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Halite

Koehn Lake, Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
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Halite

Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
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Halite

Koehn Lake, Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
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Halite

Koehn Lake, Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
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Halite

Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
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Halite

Koehn Lake, Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 21' 33'' North , 117° 53' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.35913,-117.88757
GRN:
N24W69
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Johannesburg172 (2011)23.0km
California City13,277 (2017)27.4km
Inyokern1,099 (2018)32.7km
China Lake Acres1,876 (2011)33.2km
Ridgecrest28,780 (2017)35.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Indian Wells Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyRidgecrest, California35km
Mindat Locality ID:
217996
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217996:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place.

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4 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: References refer to this material as variety "sapphirine."
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: References refer to this material as variety "sapphirine."
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Description: Occurs as "cotton balls."

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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