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Unnamed Borate prospect [10], Greenwater Range, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 15' 47'' North , 116° 35' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.26306,-116.58694
GeoHash:
G#: 9qmn6crzx
GRN:
N25W67
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tecopa150 (2011)56.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
78565
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78565:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A B-borates occurrence/prospect located 10.0 km (6.2 miles) SE of Ryan, N of Greenwater Canyon. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. NOTE: T&R values not provided in the USGS MRDS database file.

Mineralization is a Miocene borate deposit hosted in rocks of the Furnace Creek Formation (tuff, clay, mud, mudstone, sandstone). Associated rocks include Miocene/Pliocene Greenwater Volcanics. The Greenwater Volcanics overlie the Furnace Creek Formation. Local rocks include Tertiary volcanic flow rocks, unit 16 (Northern Mojave Desert).

Workings include underground openings comprised of an adit.

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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:10023548

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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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