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Ulexite from
Red Rock Canyon prospects, Ricardo, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Red Rock Canyon prospects, Ricardo, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11343:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ulexite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCotton Ball Borax Mine, Koehn Lake evaporite deposit, Koehn Lake (Kane Springs; Desert Springs), Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Borate occurrence [3], Koehn Lake (Kane Springs; Desert Springs), Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘKoehn Lake evaporite deposit, Koehn Lake (Kane Springs; Desert Springs), Saltdale, Fremont Valley, Kern County, California, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pumice quarry [3], West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘWest Baker Mine, West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘChina Lake Mine (China Lake deposit), China Lake, China Lake [town], Kern County, California, USA
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