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Big Pine, Owens Valley, Inyo Co., California, USAi
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Owens ValleyValley
Inyo Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 9' 54'' North , 118° 17' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Big Pine1,756 (2014)0.1km
Wilkerson563 (2011)15.4km
Bishop3,806 (2017)24.0km
West Bishop2,607 (2011)26.3km
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek2,645 (2011)27.0km


A populated place (town) located in Owens Valley.

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3 valid minerals.

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Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Description: A little was found.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 79; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 107.
Borax
Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Description: Reported as occurring in crystals in some of the local muds.
Reference: Yale, Charles G. (1904), Borax: Mineral Resources U.S., 1903: 1023; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 109.
Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Placer gold.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 79; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 107.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 6 - Borates
Borax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
BBoron
B BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
O BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
NaSodium
Na BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
AuGold
Au GoldAu
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

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