Northupite
Encyclopedia
Northupite is an uncommon evaporite
mineral, with the chemical formula Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl. It was discovered in 1895 at Searles Lake
, San Bernardino County, California
by C. H. Northup (b. 1861), a grocer from San Jose, California
, for whom Northupite is named.
Evaporite
Evaporite is a name for a water-soluble mineral sediment that result from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution. There are two types of evaporate deposits, marine which can also be described as ocean deposits, and non-marine which are found in standing bodies of...
mineral, with the chemical formula Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl. It was discovered in 1895 at Searles Lake
Searles Lake
Searles Lake is an endorheic dry lake in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, with the mining community, Trona on its western shore. The evaporite basin is approximately long and at its widest point, yielding 1.7 million tons annually of industrial minerals within the basin to...
, San Bernardino County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
by C. H. Northup (b. 1861), a grocer from San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, for whom Northupite is named.