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


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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
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Inyoite, etc.

Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Inyoite
Formula:Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Colemanite11
Todorokite6
Meyerhofferite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Inyoite 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 (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149245
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149245:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Inyoite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMonte Blanco Mine, Monte Blanco, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘFurnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), 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
References
Schaller, Waldemar T. (1916) Inyoite and meyerhofferite, two new calcium borates. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 610 (Mineralogical Notes Series 3): 35-55. https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0610/report.pdf
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966). California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 228.
 
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