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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, USAi
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Borate (Borate Camp)- not defined -
Pacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings)Mine
Calico- not defined -
Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area)Mining District
Calico Mts (Calico Hills)Mountain Range
San Bernardino CountyCounty
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Prospectors (1901)

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Römerite

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Celestine, etc.

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Prospectors (1901)

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Römerite

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Celestine, etc.

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Prospectors (1901)

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Römerite

Borate, Pacific Mine, Calico, Calico District, Calico Mts, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 116° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N24W69
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
28183
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28183:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former borate deposit and historical mining town about 6 miles NW of Yermo. The deposits here were discovered in the spring of 1883.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Borax
Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Datolite var. Bakerite
Formula: Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
ⓘ Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
ⓘ Howlite
Formula: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Colour: Yellow-brown
Description: 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.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘHowlite6.CB.20Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
ⓘBorax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘFibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDatolite
var. Bakerite		9.AJ.20Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
ⓘ9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'var. Cobalt-bearing Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Hⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hⓘ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
BBoron
Bⓘ Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Bⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Bⓘ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
CCarbon
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Oⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oⓘ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
SSulfur
Sⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
FeIron
Feⓘ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3

Localities in this Region

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  • California
    • San Bernardino County
      • Calico Mts (Calico Hills)
        • Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area)

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References

Data received from an Internet site or email other than USGenWeb (Reference code US-T146). The website title or email originator follows (if known): 0201/mineralsocal.org (alternate name)
Jackson, Abraham Wendell, Jr. (1884), On colemanite, a new borate of lime: American Journal of Science, 3rd. series: 28: 447-448.
Jackson, Abraham Wendell, Jr. (1885), On the morphology of colemanite: Calif. Acad. Sci., 1st. series, Bulletin 2: 3-36.
Jackson, Abraham Wendell, Jr. (1886), Mineralogical contributions: California Academy of Science, 1st. series, Bulletin 4: 358-374; […(abstract): Neues Jahrb., 1888: 179-181]: 358.
Bailey, Gilbert E. (1902) The Saline Deposits of California. Bulletin 24. California State Mining Bureaup.56
Eakle, Arthur Starr (1902), Colemanite from southern California: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 3: 31.
Giles, W. B. (1903) Bakerite (a new borosilicate of calcium) and howlite from California. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (62) 353-355 doi:10.1180/minmag.1903.013.62.12
Eakle, Arthur Starr (1908), Notes on some California minerals: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 5: 230
Foshag, William, F. (1922) Calico Hills, San Bernardino Co., California. American Mineralogist, 7 (12). 208-209
Foshag, William F. (1931) Krausite, a new sulfate from California. American Mineralogist, 16 (9) 352-360
Henry, D.J. (1946), The California Calico Mountains: The Mineralogist: 14: 231.
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.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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