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Halite from
Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Description
Comments:Occurs as crystals; the main beds are solid halite.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Gale, Hoyt Stoddard (1915), Salines in the Owens, Searles, and Panamint basins, southeastern California: USGS Bulletin 580: 298; Smith, George Irving & D.V. Haines (1964), Character and distribution of nonclastic minerals in the Searles Lake evaporite deposit, California: USGS Bulletin 1181-P: 14; Eugster, H.P. and G.I. Smith (1965) Mineral equilibria in the Searles Lake evaporates, California. Journal of Petrology: 6: 473-522; Pemberton, H.E. (1975): The crystal habits and forms of the minerals of Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California. Mineralogical Record 6 (2): 75-83; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 192; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 402, 629.
Associated minerals:
Associates:Aphthitalite
Burkeite
Hanksite
Realgar
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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