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Rhyolite

Rhyolite is a hypocenter in , . Rhyolite is situated nearby to the hypocenter , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sedan Crater and Baneberry Crater.

Hypocenter
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Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of at the Nevada National Security Site on July 6, 1962, as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosives for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rhyolite.

Hypocenter
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is a hypocenter, which is situated 1½ miles west of Rhyolite.

Military installation
is a division of the in the . The area is located 18 miles south-west of in the . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Rhyolite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.

Locality
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The Nevada National Security Sites, popularized as the until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of , Nevada, about 65 mi northwest of the city of Las Vegas. is situated 4½ miles south of Rhyolite.

Rhyolite

Latitude
37.16614° or 37° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
-116.07317° or 116° 4′ 23″ west
Open location code
85955W8G+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 886481038
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­nuclear_explosion_site
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