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Borax from
Borax Lake (Big Borax Lake), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Borax
Formula:Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Comments:Occurs as crystals in lake mud.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Borax data
Locality Data:Click here to view Borax Lake (Big Borax Lake), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2140:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Borax
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSulphur Bank Mine (Sulfur Bank Mine; Sulphur Bank deposits), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBorax Lake Mine (Lake Hachinhama; Little Borax Lake; Clear Lake), Clear Lake, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
References
Harris, R.P. (1864), On borax in California: American Philosophical Society Proceedings: 9: 450
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 109.
 
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