Potato Patch, Hauser beds (Hauser Geode beds; Hauser Beds Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 22' 36'' North , 114° 58' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 23.6km |
| Cibola | 250 (2011) | 29.8km |
| Ripley | 692 (2011) | 34.1km |
| Mesa Verde | 1,023 (2011) | 34.2km |
| Blythe | 19,208 (2017) | 43.8km |
A popular geode locality in T9S, R19E, SBM, in the SE portion of the geode beds.
Mineralization is geodes hosted in tuff.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs lining geodes. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs lining geodes. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Potato Patch, Hauser beds, Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA