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Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Ulexite

Formula:

NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

Comments:

Occurs lining cracks in andesite tuff along the contact of the tuff with the borate workings on the S side of the draw. As small "cotton balls" and fragile crusts on minute crystals in loose material on dumps.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Ulexite 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

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

144045

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:144045:4

GUID (UUID V4):

40bc3c6b-a245-42f9-9a98-8d312098a03d

Nearest other occurrences of Ulexite

11.6km (7.2 miles)

ⓘDaggett, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA

77.3km (48.0 miles)

ⓘUnnamed Pumice quarry [3], West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA

79.9km (49.7 miles)

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

80.4km (49.9 miles)

ⓘWest Baker Mine, West Baker, 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

80.6km (50.1 miles)

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

References