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Chicago Valley, Lake Tecopa Basin, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 51' 38'' North , 116° 8' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.86056,-116.13333
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Valley
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
255488
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:255488:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A valley and arm of the former Pleistocene Lake Tecopa, lying between the Resting Spring Range and the Nopah Range.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSaponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Lithian Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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