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Ulexite from
Daggett, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Ulexite
Formula:NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ulexite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Daggett, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11340
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11340:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ulexite
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘPacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pumice quarry [3], West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘWest Baker Mine, West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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