Ash Meadows Zeolite deposit, Shoshone, Dublin Hills, Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ash Meadows Zeolite deposit | Deposit |
| Shoshone | - not defined - |
| Dublin Hills | Group of Hills |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 57' North , 116° 15' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nye Gold Seekers | Pahrump, Nevada | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78470
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78470:7
GUID (UUID V4):
1c451e44-d6b7-4f19-854c-3ff10ad48414
A zeolite-borates (trace) deposit/mine located 3.2 km (2.0 miles) SE of Shoshone, E of the Dublin Hills. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is .
NOTE: The data for this locality file was robotically extracted from the USGS MRDS database without a MRDS locality file number as reference. The only Ash Meadows locality file pertains to a deposit at Ash Meadows, straddling the Nevada state line, which this deposit does not do.
Mineralization is a zeolite deposit (Deposit model: 171: Sedimentary zeolites: Zeolites in tuffs of saline, alkaline-lake deposits), hosted in tuff, clay, mud & mudstone. Local rocks include .
Local geologic structures include: Normal faults which cut lake deposits in the Southeast part of the basin.
Reserve/resource data: Anaconda files (1991).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β 'Chabazite' |
| β 'Clay minerals' |
| β 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| β 'Erionite Subgroup' Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| β Searlesite Formula: Na(H2BSi2O7) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Searlesite | 9.EF.15 | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| β | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O |
| β | 'Erionite Subgroup' | - | M2[Al4Si14O36] Β· 15H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Inyo County
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