Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salton Sea | Saline Lake |
| Imperial County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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French:
Salton Sea, Comté d'Imperial, Californie, États-Unis
German:
Saltonsee, Imperial County, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
lago Salton, Contea di Imperial, California, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Солтон-Си, Империал, Калифорния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
索爾頓湖, 因皮里尔县, 加利福尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Lago Saltón, Condado de Imperial, California, Estados Unidos
Afrikaans:
Saltonmeer, Kalifornië, Verenigde State van Amerika
Arabic:
بحر سالتون, مقاطعة إمبيريال, كاليفورنيا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Salton Itsasoa, Imperial konderria, Kalifornia
Bosnian:
Salton more, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Catalan:
llac Salton, Califòrnia, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Salton Sea, Imperial County, California
Chuvash:
Солтон-Си, Калифорни, Пĕрлешнĕ Штатсем
Czech:
Saltonské moře, Imperial County, Kalifornie, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Salton Sea, Imperial County, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Lago Saltono, Kantono Imperial, Kalifornio
Faroese:
Saltonvatn
Farsi/Persian:
دریای سالتون, شهرستان ایمپریال، کالیفرنیا, کالیفرنیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Salton Sea, Imperialin piirikunta, Kalifornia, Yhdysvallat
Galician:
Lago Saltón, California, Estados Unidos de América
Georgian:
სოლტონ-სი, კალიფორნია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
ימת סלטון, אימפריאל, קליפורניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Salton-tó, Imperial megye, Kalifornia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ソルトン湖, インペリアル郡, カリフォルニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
솔턴호, 캘리포니아주, 미국
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Deryaya Salton, Kalîforniya, Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê
Macedonian:
Солтонско Море, Калифорнија, Соединети Американски Држави
Polish:
Salton Sea, Hrabstwo Imperial, Kalifornia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Lago Salton, Condado de Imperial, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Marea Salton, California, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Солтон си, Округ Импиријал, Калифорнија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Swedish:
Salton Sea, Imperial County, Kalifornien, USA
Traditional Chinese:
索爾頓湖, 加利福尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Salton Denizi, Imperial County, Kaliforniya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Urdu:
بحیرہ سالتون, امپیریل کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا, کیلیفورنیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Biển Salton, California, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Dagat Salton, Condado han Imperial, California, Estados Unidos
The Salton Sea is a 376 square mile (970 km²) saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault N of the Mexican border.
The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Imperial and Riverside Counties in Southern California.
Currently, its surface is 226 ft (ca. 69 m) below sea level. It is fed by the New, Whitewater, and Alamo rivers.
The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Imperial and Riverside Counties in Southern California.
Currently, its surface is 226 ft (ca. 69 m) below sea level. It is fed by the New, Whitewater, and Alamo rivers.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities55 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Alum-(K) Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Blödite Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Boussingaultite Formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Glauberite Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2 References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hexahydrite Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| ⓘ Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 References: |
| ⓘ 'K-ferrite' Formula: KFe2+2Fe3+15O25 |
| ⓘ Koktaite Formula: (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Konyaite Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Lecontite Formula: (NH4)Na(SO4) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Mascagnite Formula: (NH4)2SO4 |
| ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Natrojarosite Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Nesquehonite Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Nitratine Formula: NaNO3 |
| ⓘ Northupite Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| ⓘ 'Ochre' |
| ⓘ Pentahydrite Formula: MgSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Polyhalite Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rinneite ? Formula: K3Na[FeCl6] Description: May be |
| ⓘ Salammoniac Formula: NH4Cl |
| ⓘ Saltonseaite (TL) Formula: K3NaMnCl6 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ Starkeyite Formula: MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
| ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
| ⓘ Tamarugite Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 Localities: |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTiO(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Tschermigite Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Voltaite Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| ⓘ | Salammoniac | 3.AA.25 | NH4Cl |
| ⓘ | Rinneite ? | 3.CJ.05 | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| ⓘ | Saltonseaite (TL) | 3.CJ.05 | K3NaMnCl6 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Northupite | 5.BF.05 | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| ⓘ | Nesquehonite | 5.CA.05 | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Nitratine | 5.NA.05 | NaNO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Mascagnite | 7.AD.05 | (NH4)2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Glauberite | 7.AD.25 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Natrojarosite | 7.BC.10 | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Starkeyite | 7.CB.15 | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Pentahydrite | 7.CB.20 | MgSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Hexahydrite | 7.CB.25 | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Tamarugite | 7.CC.10 | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Alum-(K) | 7.CC.20 | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Tschermigite | 7.CC.20 | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Voltaite | 7.CC.25 | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ | Blödite | 7.CC.50 | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Boussingaultite | 7.CC.60 | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Polyhalite | 7.CC.65 | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Konyaite | 7.CC.80 | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Lecontite | 7.CD.15 | (NH4)Na(SO4) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Koktaite | 7.CD.35 | (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Ochre' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K-ferrite' | - | KFe2+2Fe3+15O25 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| H | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Koktaite | (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Lecontite | (NH4)Na(SO4) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pentahydrite | MgSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| H | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| C | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| N | ⓘ Koktaite | (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| N | ⓘ Lecontite | (NH4)Na(SO4) · 2H2O |
| N | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| N | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
| N | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| N | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| O | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Koktaite | (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Lecontite | (NH4)Na(SO4) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
| O | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| O | ⓘ Pentahydrite | MgSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ K-ferrite | KFe22+Fe153+O25 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Lecontite | (NH4)Na(SO4) · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Na | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
| Na | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Na | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| Na | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | ⓘ Saltonseaite | K3NaMnCl6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Nesquehonite | MgCO3 · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Mg | ⓘ Pentahydrite | MgSO4 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hexahydrite | Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| S | ⓘ Koktaite | (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Konyaite | Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Lecontite | (NH4)Na(SO4) · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pentahydrite | MgSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Tschermigite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| Cl | ⓘ Salammoniac | NH4Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Saltonseaite | K3NaMnCl6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| K | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| K | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| K | ⓘ Saltonseaite | K3NaMnCl6 |
| K | ⓘ K-ferrite | KFe22+Fe153+O25 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Koktaite | (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Saltonseaite | K3NaMnCl6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Rinneite | K3Na[FeCl6] |
| Fe | ⓘ Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ K-ferrite | KFe22+Fe153+O25 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q503301 |
| GeoNames ID: | 5391505 |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Imperial County
- California
- Imperial County
- Salton Sea
- Imperial County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Gulf of California CoastWide Rift
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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References
Skinner, Brian J., White, Donald E., Rose, Harry J., Mays, Robert E. (1967) Sulfides associated with the Salton Sea geothermal brine. Economic Geology, 62 (3) 316-330 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.62.3.316
Keith, Terry E. C., Muffler, L. J. Patrick, Cremer, and Marcelyn (1968) Hydrothermal epidote formed in the Salton Sea geothermal system, California. American Mineralogist, 53 (9-10) 1635-1644
McKibben, Michael A., Andes, Jerry P., Williams, Alan E. (1988) Active ore formation at a brine interface in metamorphosed deltaic lacustrine sediments; the Salton Sea geothermal system, California. Economic Geology, 83 (3) 511-523 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.3.511(Salton Sea Scientific Drilling project well)
Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA