Unnamed Spinel occurrence [1], Butte Valley (Hidden Valley), Butte Valley Mining District, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 54' 38'' North , 117° 3' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Searles Valley | 1,739 (2011) | 34.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Trona, California | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
212229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212229:1
GUID (UUID V4):
739ebfbf-02a4-4fc4-9caf-cf1526bc8b3c
A spinel occurrence in the S end of Butte Valley, N of Mengel Pass and S of Striped Butte, on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park).
NOTE: The coordinates provided are the coordinates of record for Butte Valley as per the USGS GNIS database. Coincidentally, that database uses the S end of the valley as the coordinates of record.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Pleonaste | 4.BB.05 | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste | (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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