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Gypsum from
Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA


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Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
09543960017363858117763.jpg
Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
02318880017364024668094.jpg
Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
09543960017363858117763.jpg
Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
02318880017364024668094.jpg
Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Gypsum

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gowerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149244
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149244:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMott prospect (Mott Colemanite prospect; Mott open cut), Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘHard Scramble claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBillie Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘGower Gulch Mine, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘOliver claim (Neglect claim; Oliver Consolidated claim), Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘBadwater, Inyo County, California, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘEagle Borax Spring, Inyo County, California, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘAmargosa Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘWild Rose Antimony deposits (Wild Rose Antimony Mine; Wildrose Antimony Mine; Wildrose Mine; Antimonium; Wild Rose Canyon Antimony deposits), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘO. B. Joyful Mine (Thurman; O. B. J.; O.B.J. Mine; J. Mine; Tyler and Aster; Panamint Mines Company), Wildrose Spring, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
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