Excel pit (Excell pit and mill), Spellacy, Temblor Range, Kern County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Excel pit (Excell pit and mill) | Pit |
Spellacy | - not defined - |
Temblor Range | Mountain Range |
Kern County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 6' 57'' North , 119° 30' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Taft Heights | 1,949 (2011) | 3.6km |
South Taft | 2,169 (2011) | 4.9km |
Taft | 9,495 (2017) | 5.3km |
Ford City | 4,278 (2011) | 6.2km |
Fellows | 106 (2011) | 7.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
79982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79982:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d0ad22ee-1aea-4545-81ae-1b1b9a7cb130
A clay (Fuller's Earth) deposit/mine located in sec. 28, T32S, R23E, MDM, 3.1 km (1.9 miles) W of Spellacy, on private land. Owned & operated by Excel Minerals, California (1993). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters. Two other pits associated with the operation occur in the center N½ and the center S½NW¼ sec. 28. Local rocks include Miocene marine rocks.
Workings include unspecified surface openings (a pit is mentioned in the USGS MRDS database file).
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: | 10257059 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America Plate
- Great Valley BasinBasin
- Great Valley DomainDomain
- San Joaquin BasinBasin
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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