Moss Opal occurrence, California City, Kern County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Moss Opal occurrence | Occurrence |
California City | City |
Kern County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
217849
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217849:6
GUID (UUID V4):
a299fee4-b64b-4f5d-b425-1972d57fb684
A moss opal occurrence located "18 miles SW of Johannesburg."
NOTE: This description of the occurrence's location is quite meaningless. In fact, that description places the occurrence somewhere in the vicinity of the northern extent of California City.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Colour: Canary-yellow |
ⓘ Opal var. Moss Opal Colour: Canary-yellow |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | var. Moss Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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