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Browns Mountain occurrence, Straw Peak, Slate Range District (Arondo District), Slate Range, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Browns Mountain occurrenceOccurrence
Straw PeakPeak
Slate Range District (Arondo District)Mining District
Slate RangeMountain Range
San Bernardino CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 43' 49'' North , 117° 9' 39'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N24W69
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
212148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212148:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A borate occurrence located on the S flank of Browns Mountain (?), 4 miles W of Lone Willow Spring, on military reservation land (China Lake Naval Weapons Center).

NOTE: There is no Browns Mountain listed in the USGS GNIS database, nor is it reflected on the topo maps. The description provided places this occurrence about 4.4 km N of Straw Peak (summit), along the western slope of the Slate Range.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 6 - Borates
ⓘColemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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References

Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902) The Saline Deposits of California. Bulletin 24. California State Mining Bureaup.12
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 154.
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