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Chabazite-Na from
Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Chabazite-Na

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Chabazite-Na
Formula:(Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Heulandite-Na3
Clinoptilolite-Na3
Analcime3
Gmelinite-Na3
Pyrrhotite3
Hectorite3
Saponite1
- var Iron-bearing Saponite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chabazite-Na data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:179758
Long-form Identifier:1:3:179758:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Wise, William S., Kleck, Wallace D. (1988) Sodic Clay-Zeolite Assemblage in Basalt at Boron, California. Clays and Clay Minerals, 36 (2). 131-136 doi:10.1346/ccmn.1988.0360205
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
Arletti, R. (2005) Mazzite-Na, a new zeolite from Boron, California: Its description and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 90 (7) 1186-1191 doi:10.2138/am.2005.1771
 
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