California Fullers Earth deposit, Halfway House, Kern County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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California Fullers Earth deposit | Deposit |
Halfway House | - not defined - |
Kern County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 34' 35'' North , 118° 56' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Oildale | 32,684 (2011) | 19.0km |
Bakersfield | 373,640 (2017) | 23.8km |
Greenacres | 5,566 (2011) | 26.6km |
Rosedale | 14,058 (2011) | 28.6km |
McFarland | 13,985 (2017) | 28.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Kern County Mineral Society | Bakersfield, California | 24km |
San Joaquin Valley Lapidary Society | Bakersfield, California | 24km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79883
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79883:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d828e2f6-376b-4747-88c6-0ace636cea49
A former clay-Fullers earth deposit/mine located in sec. 14, T27S, R28E, MDM, 2.7 km (1.7 miles) ESE of Halfway House, along the E canyon wall of Granite Canyon. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Local rocks include Miocene marine rocks.
Workings include unspecified surface openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10163719 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
- Great Valley BasinBasin
- San Joaquin BasinBasin
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060291073