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Buffalo Springs salt works, Smoke Creek Desert, Washoe County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 33' 39'' North , 119° 46' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.56098,-119.76822
GRN:
N28W65
Type:
Workings
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Empire217 (2011)36.0km
Gerlach206 (2011)36.3km
Herlong298 (2011)55.8km
Patton Village702 (2011)57.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
64087
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64087:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl

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References

NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 70, (1969), P. 127.
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