Cormorant Island, Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Cormorant Island | Island |
Salton Sea | Saline Lake |
Imperial County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 115° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~31km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
214982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214982:3
GUID (UUID V4):
5a1719d1-fe1d-4270-a7f6-90d4deb31373
Mineralization is hosted in metamorphosed obsidian.
NOTE: The feature referred to here is no longer listed as a current name in Yale-Peabody GNIS system nor in the USGS feature search. It is possibly now called Red Island, near Obsidian Butte on the E shore of the lake.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' References: |
ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
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