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South Meridian claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
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South Meridian claimClaim
Twenty Mule Team CanyonCanyon
Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)Mining District
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 23' 45'' North , 116° 47' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.39583,-116.78361
GeoHash:
G#: 9qkzn98v0
GRN:
N25W67
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
34528
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34528:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A borate occurrence (old US Borax & Chemical Co claim) located in sec. 8, T26N, R2E, SBM, about 550 meters S30E from the Meridian claim occurrence in the NE foothills of the Black Mountains, in Twenty Mule Team Canyon.

NOTE: This occurrence is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. The coordinates provided are to the center of sec. 8.

Mineralization is a borate and gypsum deposit of Halocene borates in a surficial sponge formed by the weathering of proximate colemanite and priceite veins in Late Tertiary rocks (basalt).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Aristarainite
Formula: Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Colemanite
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
ⓘ Ginorite
Formula: Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
ⓘ Gowerite
Formula: Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
ⓘ Hungchaoite
Formula: Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O
ⓘ Mcallisterite
Formula: Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
ⓘ Nobleite
Formula: CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Sassolite
Formula: H3BO3
ⓘ Sborgite
Formula: Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
ⓘ Wardsmithite
Formula: Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 6 - Borates
ⓘSassolite6.AA.05H3BO3
ⓘColemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
ⓘHungchaoite6.DA.20Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O
ⓘSborgite6.EA.05Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
ⓘGowerite6.EC.10Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
ⓘMcallisterite6.FA.10Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
ⓘAristarainite6.FB.05Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
ⓘNobleite6.FC.05CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
ⓘGinorite6.FC.15Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
ⓘWardsmithite6.H0.25Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Hⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Hⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Hⓘ HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
Hⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Hⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Hⓘ SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Hⓘ WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Hⓘ NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Bⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Bⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Bⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Bⓘ HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
Bⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Bⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Bⓘ SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Bⓘ WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Bⓘ NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Oⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Oⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Oⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Oⓘ HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
Oⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Oⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Oⓘ SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Oⓘ WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Oⓘ NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Naⓘ SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
Mgⓘ McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Mgⓘ WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Caⓘ GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Caⓘ GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Caⓘ WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Caⓘ NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O

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References

Erd, Richard C., McAllister, James F., Eberlein, G. Donald (1979) New data on hungchaoite, the second world occurrence, Death Valley region, California. American Mineralogist, 64 (3-4) 369-375
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