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Gypsum from
Mono Lake, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Saline Lake
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Comments:Crystals occasionally occur in tubes of tufa.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mono Lake, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004662:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘPittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘSerita Mine, New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘNogues Prospect (Mogoe claims), Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘMontgomery Summit Mine, Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘWhite Rose claim, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘChiatovich group, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘWhite Rose No. 1 claim, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘRiek property, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Sodaville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘSodaville Hot Springs, Sodaville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Russell, Israel Cook (1889), Quaternary history of Mono Valley, California: USGS 8th. Annual Report: 311
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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