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


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Sulphohalite, etc.

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Sulphohalite

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

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Sulphohalite

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

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
06094300017271926906508.jpg
Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
03343980017271926865679.jpg
Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locality type:Saline Lake
Classification
Species:Sulphohalite
Formula:Na6(SO4)2FCl
Comments:Occurs throughout the mud and saline units; most common in the upper salt layer. Occurs on hanksite.
Habit:Cubo-octahedrons; simple octahedrons
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Burkeite
Galeite
Hanksite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Borax6
Trona5
Halite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sulphohalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (41 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58515
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58515:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
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