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Thénardite from
Ballarat Saponite deposit, Ballarat, Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Thénardite
Formula:Na2SO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thénardite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballarat Saponite deposit, Ballarat, Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:768749
Long-form Identifier:1:3:768749:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Thénardite
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘBennetts Well, Inyo County, California, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘEagle Borax Spring, Inyo County, California, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘTwenty Mule Team Road occurrences, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘHard Scramble claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘFuneral Mts (Funeral Range), Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘOwens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
88.9km (55.3 miles) ⓘSaline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Post, J. L. (1984) Saponitye from near Ballarat, California. Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 32, No. 2, 147-153.
 
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