Buffalo Springs salt works, Smoke Creek Desert, Washoe County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Buffalo Springs salt works | Workings |
Smoke Creek Desert | Desert |
Washoe County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 33' 39'' North , 119° 46' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Empire | 217 (2011) | 36.0km |
Gerlach | 206 (2011) | 36.3km |
Herlong | 298 (2011) | 55.8km |
Patton Village | 702 (2011) | 57.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
64087
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64087:4
GUID (UUID V4):
2d25b178-334a-4123-83f6-8e3a9ca5e4c5
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10150360 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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