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Bentonite from
Otay Bentonite deposit, Orita, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Bentonite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bentonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Otay Bentonite deposit, Orita, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:692199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:692199:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bentonite
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘCal-Min-Co Clay pit, Westmorland, Imperial County, California, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘEl Centro Mine, Dixieland, Imperial County, California, USA
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘBlack Lady Mine (Shell Canyon; Trenchard claim; Copper Contact lode; Coyote Mountain; Black Lady group; Cevn group), Carrizo Mountain, Coyote Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘPalen Mountains Clay deposit (Eureka claim group), Chuckwalla Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘDome Clinoptilolite occurrence, Dome Mining District (Gila City Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Regis, Andrew J. (1978) Mineralogy, Physical, and Exchangeable Chemistry Properties of Bentonites, Denver Service Center (USGS), (February).
 
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