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Unnamed Borate prospects [1], Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USAi
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Unnamed Borate prospects [1]Group of Prospects
Lockwood ValleyValley
Lake of the Woods areaArea
Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District)Mining District
Ventura CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 47' 8'' North , 119° 4' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.78583,-119.07222
GeoHash:
G#: 9q5mfkw60
GRN:
N24W70
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lake of the Woods917 (2011)7.8km
Pine Mountain Club2,315 (2017)9.7km
Frazier Park2,691 (2011)12.3km
Lebec1,468 (2011)19.9km
Mettler136 (2011)32.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
98370
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98370:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A borate-gypsum occurrence located in sec. 14, T8N, R21W, SBM, 7.8 km (4.8 miles) WSW of Lake of the Woods (Kern County). Discovered 1898.

Mineralization is a borate deposit hosted in lake sediments, shale, and limestone.

Local structures include extensive folding and faulting.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 6 - Borates
ⓘColemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Link to USGS MRDS:10023820

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Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Gale, Hoyt Stoddard (1912c), Borate Deposits in Ventura County, California: USGS Bulletin 540: 434-456.
USGS MRDS database (2005), loc. file ID #10023820.
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