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Unnamed Borate occurrence [9], Furnace Creek Ranch, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Unnamed Borate occurrence [9]Occurrence
Furnace Creek RanchRanch
Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District)Mining District
Inyo CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 29' 9'' North , 116° 52' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.48583,-116.87556
GeoHash:
G#: 9qkzs6jc6
GRN:
N25W67
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Beatty1,010 (2011)48.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
78564
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78564:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A B-borate occurrence located in sec. 9, T27N, R1E, SBM, 3.3 km (2.0 miles) NNW of Furnace Creek Ranch, on National Park Service land (Death Valley National Park). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Miocene Furnace Creek Formation (tuff, clay, mud, mudstone, sandstone). Local rocks include Tertiary nonmarine rocks, undivided.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Colemanite
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

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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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Link to USGS MRDS:10023732

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USA

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References

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, scale 1:24,000, 9 pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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