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Halite from
Jumbo Salt prospect, Sheep Creek Spring, Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Halite
Formula:NaCl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jumbo Salt prospect, Sheep Creek Spring, Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332131:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Halite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘAvawatz Gypsum prospect group, Sheep Creek Spring, Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSalt Basin prospect, Sheep Creek Spring, Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBoston Valley Salt prospect, Sheep Creek Spring, Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘKing Salt prospect, Sheep Creek Spring, Avawatz Mts (Avawatz Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘOwl Hole deposit (Owl Hole Gypsum prospect group; Owl Hole Spring deposit), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘOwls Head Celestite prospect (Owlshead), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘBitter Spring Clay prospect, Bitter Spring, San Bernardino County, California, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘFranklin Lake playa, Amargosa Desert, Inyo County, California, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘAmargosa Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘBennetts Well, Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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