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


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Clinoptilolite-Na

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

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Clinoptilolite-Na, etc.

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

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

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Clinoptilolite-Na, etc.

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

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

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

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
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Clinoptilolite-Na, etc.

Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Clinoptilolite-Na
Formula:Na6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hectorite6
Searlesite4
Heulandite-Na3
Chabazite-Na3
Analcime3
Gmelinite-Na2
Pyrrhotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinoptilolite-Na data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:314397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:314397:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinoptilolite-Na
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘBarstow Formation, Rainbow Basin, Mud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
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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