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Thénardite from
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite, etc.

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
09106450017272011993438.jpg
Thénardite, etc.

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
09106450017272011993438.jpg
Thénardite, etc.

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
03658530017272012017414.jpg
Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Thénardite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locality type:Saline Lake
Classification
Species:Thénardite
Formula:Na2SO4
Comments:Occurs in layers several feet thick.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Burkeite
Trona
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Halite12
Trona1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thénardite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10980:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Thénardite
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘBallarat Saponite deposit, Ballarat, Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘBennetts Well, Inyo County, California, USA
68.8km (42.8 miles) ⓘEagle Borax Spring, Inyo County, California, USA
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘCalifornia Borate Company property, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘOwens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘHard Scramble claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘTwenty Mule Team Road occurrences, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘFuneral Mts (Funeral Range), Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
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