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Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Colemanite

Formula:

Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

Comments:

Occurs as nodules and geodes of crystals; also occurs massive.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Associated Minerals:

Associates:

Celestine

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Celestine

8 photos of Colemanite associated with Celestine at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Colemanite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view 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

Photo Gallery

View Gallery (4 photos)

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

144043

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:144043:0

GUID (UUID V4):

9f4fa7aa-2c1a-4075-879d-82cf095796f2

Nearest other occurrences of Colemanite

1.9km (1.2 miles)

Centennial Mine [1], Yermo (Marian; Marion; Otis), Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA

17.1km (10.6 miles)

Columbus Mine (Gem Borate Mine; Gem Mine), Daggett Ridge, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA

37.0km (23.0 miles)

Hector, San Bernardino County, California, USA

41.8km (26.0 miles)

Fort Cady deposit (Fort Cady Solution Mine; Fort Cady project), Hector, San Bernardino County, California, USA

69.7km (43.3 miles)

Rho A, Red Buttes, East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA

70.9km (44.0 miles)

Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Company Colemanite deposit, Red Buttes, East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA

78.1km (48.5 miles)

Unnamed Colemanite deposit [1], Quail Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA

78.2km (48.6 miles)

Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA

79.9km (49.7 miles)

Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

80.6km (50.1 miles)

Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

References

**Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.**p.418