Mullet Island Salt Works Mine (Mullet Island Development Company; Mullet Island Paint Company; Reeder Salt Company), Mullet Island, Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 13' 59'' North , 115° 36' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Niland | 1,006 (2011) | 8.3km |
Calipatria | 7,424 (2017) | 14.8km |
Bombay Beach | 295 (2011) | 17.3km |
Westmorland | 2,267 (2017) | 21.8km |
Brawley | 25,897 (2017) | 29.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
77106
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:77106:8
GUID (UUID V4):
9141ccc5-9b2d-4425-8624-f5c0b879ffb5
A former Br-Na-Ca-salt occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 10, T11S, R13E, SBM, in the Salton Sea, 8.4 km (5.2 miles) W of Niland, W of Mullet Island. Discovered in 1919. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters. One commodity is calcium chloride.
The ore body is a blanket.
Workings include unspecified surface openings/operations.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10076587 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern California Borderland BasinsBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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