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Bentonite from
Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Bentonite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bentonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327684
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327684:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Bentonite in this Region
Vanuray prospect, West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Bentonite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘVanuray prospect, West Baker, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay deposit [4] (Clay Deposit No. 4), Rich, Kern County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay deposit [5] (Clay Deposit No. 5), Rich, Kern County, California, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘKramer Hills deposit (Unnamed Magnesite deposit [2]), Kramer Hills [hills], Kramer Hills [town], East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘBissell Magnesite deposit, Bissell, Kern County, California, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘTehachapi Clay Mine, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘWhite Clay Nos. 1 and 2 Prospect (White Clay No.s 1 & 2; Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company), Ricardo, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘSnow White Mine, Ricardo, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘKoehn Clay deposit (Koehn deposit; Red Rose claim; White Rose claim), Red Buttes, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘStevens deposit, Red Buttes, El Paso Mountains District, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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