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Ulexite from
Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA


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Ulexite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Ulexite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
00569730017364049786492.jpg
Ulexite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
02501240017364049782863.jpg
Ulexite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
00569730017364049786492.jpg
Ulexite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
02662470017271979559758.jpg
Ulexite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
02501240017364049782863.jpg
Ulexite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ulexite
Formula:NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Comments:Satiny fibrous aggregates. An alteration product of probertite.
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Probertite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ulexite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:132158
Long-form Identifier:1:3:132158:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ulexite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
87.8km (54.5 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘWest Baker Mine, West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pumice quarry [3], West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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