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Tuscan Springs (Tuscan Mineral Springs; Lick Springs), Bend, Tehama County, California, USAi
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Tuscan Springs (Tuscan Mineral Springs; Lick Springs)Group of Springs
BendTown
Tehama CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 14' 27'' North , 122° 6' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.24083,-122.11056
GRN:
N27W68
Type:
Group of Springs
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bend619 (2011)8.5km
Red Bluff14,131 (2017)12.7km
Proberta267 (2011)18.4km
Las Flores187 (2011)19.3km
Gerber1,060 (2011)20.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Shasta Gem & Mineral SocietyRedding, California45km
Mindat Locality ID:
96037
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96037:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A borate occurrence at the springs near the mouth of the Pit River 8.5 km (5.3 miles) E of Bend.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘSassolite6.AA.05H3BO3
ⓘBorax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Bⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3

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References

Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902) The Saline Deposits of California. Bulletin 24. California State Mining Bureaup.69
Rogers, Austin Flint (1918) The occurrence of cristobalite in California. American Journal Of Science, S. 4 Vol. 45. 222-226
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 83, 109, 163, 327.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Lyday, P.A. (1992) History of Boron Production and Processing: Industrial Minerals, No. 303: 19-37.
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