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Mott prospect (Mott Colemanite prospect; Mott open cut), Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Mott prospect (Mott Colemanite prospect; Mott open cut)Prospect
Twenty Mule Team CanyonCanyon
Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)Mining District
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Colemanite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Meyerhofferite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Bakerite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Colemanite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Meyerhofferite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Bakerite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Colemanite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Meyerhofferite

Mott prospect, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 23' 45'' North , 116° 45' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.39583,-116.76556
GeoHash:
G#: 9qkznctvj
GRN:
N25W67
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
28329
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28329:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A borate prospect/open cut located in the SE¼SW¼ sec. 9, T26N, R2E, SBM, 3.0 km (1.9 miles) ESE of Twenty Mule Team Canyon (coordinates of record), and 2.1 km (1.3 miles) NNE of Monte Blanco (coordinates of record), along Furnace Creek (stream), at the head of the Twenty Mule Team Canyon.

NOTE: Coordinates provided are approximate to the center of sec. 9. This occurrence is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. This occurrence is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


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

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Colemanite
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
ⓘ Ginorite
Formula: Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Colour: White
Description: Occurs in 1-2 mm pellets comprised of minute rhomb-shaped plates from 0.001 to 0.02 mm diameter, embedded in pale yellow-brown matrix of sassolite and clay.
References:
Allen, Robert D. (1957): 198
Allen, Robert D., Kramer, Henry (1957) Ginorite and sassolite from Death Valley, California. American Mineralogist, 42 (1-2) 56-61
Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Almond, H. (1959) Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 44 (9-10) 911-919
Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Vlisidis, A. C. (1961) Nobleite, another new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 46 (5-6) 560-571
Schaller, Waldemar T., Vlisidis, Angelina C., Mrose, and Mary E. (1965) Macallisterite, 2MgO·6B2O3·15H2O, a new hydrous magnesium borate mineral from the Death Valley region, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 50 (5-6) 629-640
Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Vlisidis, and Angelina C. (1970) Wardsmithite, 5CaO·MgO·12B2O3·30H2O, new borate mineral from the Death Valley Region, California. American Mineralogist, 55 (3-4) 349-357
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
ⓘ Gowerite
Formula: Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hydroboracite
Formula: CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Mcallisterite (TL)
Formula: Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Type Locality:
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as a minor constituent of efflorescence layer of fine-grained borates near weathered outcrops of colemanite and priceite. Small pellets 1 to 2 mm diameter.
ⓘ Meyerhofferite
Formula: CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
ⓘ Priceite
Formula: Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
ⓘ Sassolite
Formula: H3BO3
Colour: Pale yellowish and brown
Description: Occurs as masses in a weathered outcrop of borates in the Furnace Creek Formation. Pearly plates to 1 mm diameter in a yellowish brown matrix of minute pellets of ginorite.
References:
Allen, Robert D., Kramer, Henry (1957) Ginorite and sassolite from Death Valley, California. American Mineralogist, 42 (1-2) 56-61
Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Almond, H. (1959) Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 44 (9-10) 911-919
Schaller, Waldemar T., Vlisidis, Angelina C., Mrose, and Mary E. (1965) Macallisterite, 2MgO·6B2O3·15H2O, a new hydrous magnesium borate mineral from the Death Valley region, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 50 (5-6) 629-640
McAllister, James Franklin (1970) Geology of the Furnace Creek borate area, Death Valley, Inyo County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Map Sheet 14, 9 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 6 - Borates
ⓘSassolite6.AA.05H3BO3
ⓘMeyerhofferite6.CA.30CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
ⓘColemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
ⓘHydroboracite6.CB.15CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
ⓘPriceite6.EB.25Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
ⓘGowerite6.EC.10Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
ⓘMcallisterite (TL)6.FA.10Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
ⓘGinorite6.FC.15Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Hⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Hⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Hⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Hⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Bⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Bⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Bⓘ HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Bⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Bⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Bⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Bⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Oⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Oⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Oⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Oⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Oⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Mgⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Caⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Caⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Caⓘ MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Caⓘ PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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References

Allen, Robert D. (1957): 198
Allen, Robert D., Kramer, Henry (1957) Ginorite and sassolite from Death Valley, California. American Mineralogist, 42 (1-2) 56-61
Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Almond, H. (1959) Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 44 (9-10) 911-919
Erd, R. C., McAllister, J. F., Vlisidis, A. C. (1961) Nobleite, another new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 46 (5-6) 560-571
Schaller, Waldemar T., Vlisidis, Angelina C., Mrose, and Mary E. (1965) Macallisterite, 2MgO·6B2O3·15H2O, a new hydrous magnesium borate mineral from the Death Valley region, Inyo County, California. American Mineralogist, 50 (5-6) 629-640
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 199, 205, 327.
Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Vlisidis, and Angelina C. (1970) Wardsmithite, 5CaO·MgO·12B2O3·30H2O, new borate mineral from the Death Valley Region, California. American Mineralogist, 55 (3-4) 349-357
McAllister, James Franklin (1970) Geology of the Furnace Creek borate area, Death Valley, Inyo County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Map Sheet 14, 9 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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