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Soda Lake deposit (Strip Mine), Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California, USAi
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Soda Lake deposit (Strip Mine)Deposit
Soda Lake areaArea
Carrizo Plain- not defined -
San Luis Obispo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 15'' North , 119° 56' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
McKittrick115 (2011)29.4km
Derby Acres322 (2011)33.2km
Lost Hills2,412 (2011)38.4km
Fellows106 (2011)40.6km
Buttonwillow1,508 (2011)43.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
91982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:91982:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Na mine located in T31S, R20 & 21E, MDM, 12.4 km (7.7 miles) NNW of Soda Lake (coordinates of record per USGS MRDS database).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Description: Occurs as very large crystals in mud.
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hanksite
Formula: Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Description: Occurs as crystals exhibiting prism and pyramid.
Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Description: Occurs in white crystalline salts.
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4

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
Hanksite7.BD.30Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Blödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
CCarbon
C HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
OOxygen
O BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
O MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
NaSodium
Na BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Na HaliteNaCl
Na HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Na MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
MgMagnesium
Mg BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
S MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
KPotassium
K HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl

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