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Salt Wells basin, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 17' 4'' North , 118° 28' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.28472,-118.48028
GeoHash:
G#: 9qgxrzt61
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Basin
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
239029
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239029:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Apparently on restricted military reservation land.

NOTE: Coordinates provided are the coordinates of record for the basin in the USGS GNIS database.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Borax
Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘ Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
ⓘ Tincalconite
Formula: Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘBorax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘTincalconite6.DA.15Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘMirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Bⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Naⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Naⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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References

Tingley, J.V. and J. Quade (1987), Mineral resource inventory - U.S. Navy master land withdrawal area, Churchill County, Nevada:. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 87-2.
Cahit Helvaci, Federico Ortí, Javier García-Veigas, Laura Rosell, Ibrahim Gündoğan (2012). Neogene Borate Deposits: Mineralogy, Petrology and Sedimentology; A workshop with special emphasis on the Anatolian deposits International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region (IESCA-2012, İzmir, Turkey), 64 pp.
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