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Searles Valley, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Halite

Searles Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
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Halite

Searles Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
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Halite

Searles Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 47' 59'' North , 117° 20' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.79999,-117.34909
GRN:
N24W69
Type:
Valley
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
256124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256124:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Searles Valley, Comté d'Inyo, Californie, États-Unis
German:
Searles Valley, Inyo County, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Searles Valley, Contea di Inyo, California, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
瑟爾斯山谷, 因约县, 加利福尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Searles Valley, Condado de Inyo, California, Estados Unidos
Basque:
Searles Valley, Inyo konderria, Kalifornia
Catalan:
Trona, Califòrnia, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Searles Valley, Inyo County, California
Chechen:
Сирлес-Велли, Калифорни, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Searles Valley, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Dutch:
Searles Valley, Inyo County, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
سیلرز ولی, شهرستان اینیو، کالیفرنیا, کالیفرنیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Gilaki:
سیرلز ولي, آمريکا ايجؤنأبؤ ايالتؤن
Hungarian:
Searles Valley, Inyo megye, Kalifornia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Searles Valley, Contae Inyo, California, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
サールズ・バレー, インヨー郡, カリフォルニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Ladin:
Searles Valley
Malagasy:
Searles Valley, Kalifornia, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Searles Valley
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
सीर्ल्स भ्याली, क्यालिफोर्निया, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Polish:
Trona, Hrabstwo Inyo, Kalifornia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Searles Valley, Condado de Inyo, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Сирлис Вали, Округ Инјо, Калифорнија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Searles Valley, Inyo County, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
سیلرز ولی، کالیفورنیا, کالیفورنیا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Tatar:
Сирлес-Велли, Калифорния (штат), Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Searles Valley, Inyo County, Kaliforniya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Сірлес-Веллі, Іньйо, Каліфорнія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Trona, Kalifornän, Lamerikän


A valley/basin, incorporating Searles Lake.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
VVanadium
Vⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searles_Valley
Wikidata ID:Q1013444
GeoNames ID:5394124

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