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Gypsum from
Unnamed Clay deposit [2] (Clay Deposit No. 2), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Clay deposit [2] (Clay Deposit No. 2), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:971077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:971077:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘHalsey deposit, Gypsite, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘDaly deposit (Mojave Desert Agricultural Gypsum; Cane Springs deposit; Koehn Lake; Cave Springs; Desert Well; Mesquite Spring; Desert Spring), Gypsite, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘKoehn Lake evaporite deposit, Koehn Lake (Kane Springs; Desert Springs), Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘCottonwood Creek deposits (Cottonwood Company; Pampa Gypsum Mining Company; W. A. Fauntleroy Gypsum Mining Company), Mount Adelaide, Kern County, California, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘFire Pulp Plaster Company Mine (Alpine Plaster Company), Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘSheba Fertilizer deposit, Alpine, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘMint Canyon deposit (Lang; Los Angeles Gypsum), Mint Canyon, Mint Canyon [town], Los Angeles County, California, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘCharlie Canyon deposit (Charlie Canyon Gypsum deposit; San Francisquito Canyon deposit), Castaic, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
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