Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cristobalite	4.DA.15	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Clinoferrosilite	9.DA.10	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Clinoferrosilite	Fe₂²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Clinoferrosilite	Fe₂²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Clinoferrosilite	Fe₂²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Inyo County
  - Sugarloaf Mountain
    - Obsidian Ridge (Little Lake Perlite deposits; Desert Materials Corp. deposit)
    - Unnamed lava flow [1]

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North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

North America Plate

Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift

USA

California
- Inyo County
  - Coso Mining DistrictMining District
  - Coso RangeMountain Range
Mojave DesertDesert
Sierra NevadaMountain Range

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