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

Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Description
Comments:	Occurs as crystals or as fine-grained aggregates; central levels upper salt layer.
Habit:	Bl;aded or tabular
Colour:	Colourless or yellow-orange
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	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; Smith, George Irving & D.V. Haines (1964), Character and distribution of nonclastic minerals in the Searles Lake evaporite deposit, California: USGS Bulletin 1181-P: 8-9; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 279.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Borax Halite Hanksite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Aphthitalite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Aphthitalite fromSearles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

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Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA