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Hisingerite from
Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
06854780017675419503412.jpg
Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Hisingerite

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Hisingerite
Formula:Fe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Comments:Quoting the reference, "Hisingerite has been found only as a thin, black to reddish-brown, glassy coating with an oily luster on joint-crack surfaces in the dense black Saddleback Basalt. The occurrence was found at the foundation footings of the primary ore crusher in the bottom of the open pit."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smythite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hisingerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1872853
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1872853:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hisingerite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
References
Morgan, V. and Erd, R.C. (1969) Minerals of the Kramer borate district, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Mineral Information Service, 22, 143-153, 165-172.
 
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