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Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA i
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Tick Canyon Borate deposit Deposit
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Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Howlite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Howlite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Howlite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Howlite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

34° 28' 53'' North , 118° 21' 53'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

34.48139,-118.36480

GRN:

N23W71

Type:

Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2024

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Agua Dulce	3,342 (2011)	4.0km
Acton	7,596 (2014)	15.4km
Green Valley	1,027 (2011)	16.2km
Leona Valley	1,607 (2011)	16.8km
Santa Clarita	182,371 (2017)	19.1km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
Sierra Pelona Rock Club	Newhall, California	19km
Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club	Palmdale, California	25km
Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral Club	Lancaster, California	32km
Del Air Rockhounds Club	Northridge, California	32km
Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc.	San Fernando Valley, California	33km

Mindat Locality ID:

23402

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:23402:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Sterling Mine; Sterling Borax Mine; Tick Canyon Borax Mine

A former borax mine located in Tick Canyon, off Mint Canyon, about 12 miles (ca. 19 km) North of Saugus.

Mineralization is hosted in limestone and shale.

Local structures include NE-trending folds modified by cross faults and longitudinal faults: interbedded nature of volcanics and sediments (competent & incompetent) contribute to the structural complexity in the area.

Related tectonic structures include the basin and range province.

Production data are found in Gaye and Hoffman (1954).

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ⓘ Boron

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19 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Shale

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Description: Rare as scattered crystals perched on bakerite and with pyrite in the asphaltum shale.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 9

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ 'Asbestos'

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ 'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather'

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Borax

Formula: Na₂(B₄O₅)(OH)₄ · 8H₂O

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

Description: Occurs as crusts of finely crystalline coatings on bakerite in shale.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph (1962) Bakerite crystals. American Mineralogist, 47 (7-8) 919-923

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 22

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 95, 122

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 8

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Colemanite

Formula: Ca[B₃O₄(OH)₃] · H₂O

Colour: Gray

Description: Occurs as thick and thin seams associated with howlite. Massive crystalline, often divergent, columnar structures. Much material is tinted by included mud.

References:

Rocks & Minerals: 11: 156.

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1911), Neocolemanite, a variety of colemanite, and howlite from Lang, Los Angeles County, California: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 6: 179

Hutchinson, A. (1912) On the identity of Neocolemanite with Colemanite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 16 (75) 239-246 doi:10.1180/minmag.1912.016.75.10

Merrill, Frederick James Hamilton (1919), Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties: California Mining Bureau Report 15: 480

Armstrong, V.L. & Edwin V. Van Anringe (1948), Tick Canyon field trip: reprinted from Grieger’s “Encyclopedia and Super-Catalog of the Lapidary and Jewelry Arts,” Pasadena

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.348

Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50: 506-508

Kramer, Henry, Allen, Robert D. (1956) A restudy of bakerite, priceite, and veatchite. American Mineralogist, 41 (9-10) 689-700

Oakeshott, Gordon Blaisdell (1958) Geology and mineral deposits of San Fernando quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 172, 147 pp.: 11-12

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 22

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 4-5

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

✪ Datolite

Formula: CaB(SiO₄)(OH)

Description: Occurs as a finely crystalline crust on cavities in shale; as well-formed minute crystals of two distinct crystal habits and associated with howlite masses, and occasionally coated by celestine crystals.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph (1962) Bakerite crystals. American Mineralogist, 47 (7-8) 919-923

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 71, 95, 122

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 8, 9

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

✪ Datolite var. Bakerite

Formula: Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀)

References:

Murdoch, Joseph (1962) Bakerite crystals. American Mineralogist, 47 (7-8) 919-923

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 71, 95, 122

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 8, 9

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O

Locality: Lang Mine dump area, Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Habit: Thin tabular

Description: Transparent crystals occur in vugs of metavolcanics of the Vasquez Formation.

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Howlite

Formula: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅

Colour: White

Description: Occurs as tabular micro-crystals, also forming rosettes; cauliflower-like masses/nodules.

References:

Rocks & Minerals: 11: 156.

Foshag, William Frederick (1921) The origin of the colemanite deposits of California. Economic Geology, 16 (3) 199-214 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.16.3.199p.204

Kramer, Henry, Allen, Robert D. (1956) A restudy of bakerite, priceite, and veatchite. American Mineralogist, 41 (9-10) 689-700

Allen, Robert D. (1957): 199

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 95, 154, 220

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 9

ⓘ Priceite

Formula: Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅ · H₂O

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Probertite

Formula: NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂O

Description: Occurs as compacted rosettes of rather coarse needles in borax ore. Lenticular aggregates of slender, radiating prisms to 15 mm x 5 mm.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph (1945) Probertite from Los Angeles County, California. American Mineralogist, 30 (11-12) 719-721

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Description: Occurs in the asphaltum shale.

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 9

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Description: Occurs as crystals.

References:

Rocks & Min.: 11:156.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Rocks & Min.: 11:156.

ⓘ Realgar

Formula: As₄S₄

Description: Occurs as very thin films and crystals on fracture surfaces in massive colemanite.

References:

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 8

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 8

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

Description: Occurs as compact masses and slender needles in colemanite.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 354

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Tincalconite

Formula: Na₂(B₄O₇) · 5H₂O

References:

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Ulexite

Formula: NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O

Colour: White

Description: Satiny fibrous aggregates. An alteration product of probertite.

References:

Foshag, William Frederick (1918) Ulexite from Lang, California. American Mineralogist, 3 (4) 35

Foshag, William Frederick (1921) The origin of the colemanite deposits of California. Economic Geology, 16 (3) 199-214 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.16.3.199

Murdoch, Joseph (1945) Probertite from Los Angeles County, California. American Mineralogist, 30 (11-12) 719-721

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.: 5

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Veatchite (TL)

Formula: Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O

Type Locality:

Description: A small amount occurs with howlite and colemanite. Pearly, cross-fiber seams in howlite, colemanite, limestone or marl, and as nests of radiating pearly plates in the same matrix materials.

References:

Switzer, George (1938) Veatchite, a new calcium borate from Lang, California. American Mineralogist, 23 (6) 409-411

Murdoch, Joseph (1939) Crystallography of veatchite. American Mineralogist, 24 (2) 130-135

Switzer, George, Brannock, W. W. (1950) Composition of veatchite. American Mineralogist, 35 (1-2) 90-92

Kramer, Henry, Allen, Robert D. (1956) A restudy of bakerite, priceite, and veatchite. American Mineralogist, 41 (9-10) 689-700

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Veatchite-A

Formula: Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O

References:

Bernard, Jan, Hyršl, Jaroslav (2004) Minerals and their Localities (1st ed.) Granit, Prague.

Gallery:

NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂Oⓘ Probertite

Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂Oⓘ Ulexite

Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂Oⓘ Veatchite (TL)

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Veatchite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Realgar	2.FA.15a	As₄S₄
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘ	Colemanite	6.CB.10	Ca[B₃O₄(OH)₃] · H₂O
ⓘ	Howlite	6.CB.20	Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
ⓘ	Borax	6.DA.10	Na₂(B₄O₅)(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Tincalconite	6.DA.15	Na₂(B₄O₇) · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Ulexite	6.EA.25	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Probertite	6.EB.15	NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Priceite	6.EB.25	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅ · H₂O
ⓘ	Veatchite-A	6.EC.15	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
ⓘ	Veatchite (TL)	6.EC.15	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Datolite var. Bakerite	9.AJ.20	Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀)
ⓘ		9.AJ.20	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Asbestos'	-
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Heulandite Subgroup'	-	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather'	-
ⓘ	'Petroleum var. Bitumen'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite	Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀)
H	ⓘ Borax	Na₂(B₄O₅)(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Colemanite	Ca[B₃O₄(OH)₃] · H₂O
H	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Howlite	Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
H	ⓘ Priceite	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Probertite	NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Tincalconite	Na₂(B₄O₇) · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Veatchite-A	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite	Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀)
B	ⓘ Borax	Na₂(B₄O₅)(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
B	ⓘ Colemanite	Ca[B₃O₄(OH)₃] · H₂O
B	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
B	ⓘ Howlite	Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
B	ⓘ Priceite	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅ · H₂O
B	ⓘ Probertite	NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂O
B	ⓘ Tincalconite	Na₂(B₄O₇) · 5H₂O
B	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
B	ⓘ Veatchite-A	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
B	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite	Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀)
O	ⓘ Borax	Na₂(B₄O₅)(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Colemanite	Ca[B₃O₄(OH)₃] · H₂O
O	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Howlite	Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
O	ⓘ Priceite	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Probertite	NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	ⓘ Tincalconite	Na₂(B₄O₇) · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Veatchite-A	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Borax	Na₂(B₄O₅)(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Na	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Probertite	NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂O
Na	ⓘ Tincalconite	Na₂(B₄O₇) · 5H₂O
Na	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite	Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Si	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Howlite	Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite	Ca₄(H₅B₅Si₃O₂₀)
Ca	ⓘ Colemanite	Ca[B₃O₄(OH)₃] · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Howlite	Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Ca	ⓘ Priceite	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅ · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Probertite	NaCa[B₅O₇(OH)₄] · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Ulexite	NaCa[B₅O₆(OH)₆] · 5H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Sr	ⓘ Veatchite-A	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
Sr	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃

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Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Los Angeles County
  - Lang
    - Tick Canyon
      - Tick Canyon Borate deposit
        Lang Mine
        Lang Mine dump area

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References

MRDS Deposit ID 10163254: This gives valid coordinates for the locality

MRDS Deposit ID 10023757: This gives BAD coordinates for the locality

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1911), Neocolemanite, a variety of colemanite, and howlite from Lang, Los Angeles County, California: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 6: 179-189; […(abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 23: 70 (1912)]: 179, 187.

Hutchinson, A. (1912) On the identity of Neocolemanite with Colemanite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 16 (75) 239-246 doi:10.1180/minmag.1912.016.75.10

Foshag, William Frederick (1918) Ulexite from Lang, California. American Mineralogist, 3 (4) 35

Merrill, Frederick James Hamilton (1919), Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties: California Mining Bureau Report 15: 480

Foshag, William Frederick (1921) The origin of the colemanite deposits of California. Economic Geology, 16 (3) 199-214 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.16.3.199

Rocks & Minerals (1936): 11: 156.

Switzer, George (1938) Veatchite, a new calcium borate from Lang, California. American Mineralogist, 23 (6) 409-411

Murdoch, Joseph (1939) Crystallography of veatchite. American Mineralogist, 24 (2) 130-135

Murdoch, Joseph (1945) Probertite from Los Angeles County, California. American Mineralogist, 30 (11-12) 719-721

Armstrong, V.L. & Edwin V. Van Anringe (1948), Tick Canyon field trip: reprinted from Grieger’s “Encyclopedia and Super-Catalog of the Lapidary and Jewelry Arts,” Pasadena

Switzer, George, Brannock, W. W. (1950) Composition of veatchite. American Mineralogist, 35 (1-2) 90-92

Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50: 506-508

Kramer, Henry, Allen, Robert D. (1956) A restudy of bakerite, priceite, and veatchite. American Mineralogist, 41 (9-10) 689-700

Allen, Robert D. (1957): 199

Oakeshott, Gordon Blaisdell (1958) Geology and mineral deposits of San Fernando quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 172, 147 pp.: 11-12

Clark, J. R., Mrose, M. E. (1960) Veatchite and ρ-veatchite. American Mineralogist, 45 (11-12) 1221-1229

Murdoch, Joseph (1962) Bakerite crystals. American Mineralogist, 47 (7-8) 919-923

Masimer, G.E. (1966) Tick Canyon revisited. Gems and Minerals: 347: 20-23

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 71, 95, 122, 154, 220, 284, 295, 319, 354, 380.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1968) The minerals of the Sterling borax mine, Los Angeles County, California. Mineral Explorer 3, No. 1, 10 pp.

Finney, J. J., Kumbasar, Isik, Konnert, Judith A., Clark, Joan R. (1970) Crystal structure of the calcium silicoborate howlite. American Mineralogist, 55 (5-6) 716-728

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

Smith, George Irving (1985) Borate deposits in the United States: Dissimilar in form, similar in geologic setting, in Barker, J.M., and LeFond, S.J., 1985, Borates: Economic Geology and Production; Proceedings of a symposium held on October 24, 1984, at the fall meeting of SME-AIME in Denver, Colorado: New York, Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc: 38-51.

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

Bernard, Jan, Hyršl, Jaroslav (2004) Minerals and their Localities (1st ed.) Granit, Prague.

mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10163254

mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10023757

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