original ) (raw )Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 116° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
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mindat:1:2:28183:9
5418d6c5-b1c3-4ad8-81c6-6fa006e6593e
A former borate deposit and historical mining town about 6 miles NW of Yermo. The deposits here were discovered in the spring of 1883.
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
5 valid minerals.
ⓘ Borax Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)Localities: Borate (Borate Camp), Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA Borax Consolidated Company Mines, Borate (Borate Camp), Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite Formula: Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)Localities: Borate (Borate Camp), Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA Borax Consolidated Company Mines, Borate (Borate Camp), Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
ⓘ Fibroferrite Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
ⓘ Howlite Formula: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3Localities: Borate (Borate Camp), Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA Unnamed Sr deposit [1], Borate (Borate Camp), Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA Colour: Yellow-brownDescription: Occurs lining geodes in colemanite ore and as drusy coatings in limestone.
ⓘ 'Wad' Description: Occurs massive with gypsum in clay.
ⓘ 'Wad var. Cobalt-bearing Wad' Description: Occurs massive with gypsum in clay.
California
San Bernardino CountyBorax Consolidated Company Mines Unnamed Sr deposit [1]
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Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 109, 122, 154, 160, 220, 298, 354, 377, 382.