Epsom Salts Mine, Brown Mountain, Quail Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Epsom Salts Mine | Mine |
Brown Mountain | Mountain |
Quail Mountains | Mountain Range |
San Bernardino County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 43' 23'' North , 116° 56' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Searles Valley | 1,739 (2011) | 42.5km |
Fort Irwin | 8,845 (2011) | 56.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Trona, California | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
88488
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:88488:5
GUID (UUID V4):
735428b3-2964-458f-90bd-30ff7e5fa904
A Mg occurrence/prospect located in the SE¼SE¼ sec. 26, T25S, R47E, MDM, 8.3 km (5.1 miles) ENE of Brown Mountain (coordinates of record), on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters. This site may be related to the American Magnesium Company record (0060711093) listed in Wright, L.A., et al (1953).
The commodity is epsomite. Magnesium sulfate (epsomite) and magnesium carbonate (magnesite) occur as efflorescences on the surface of clayey outcrops. Local rocks include Tertiary nonmarine rocks, undivided.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10116356 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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