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Gypsum from
Columbus Mine, Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Columbus Mine, Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336103:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEureka claim, Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRussell Mine, Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Borate prospects [1], Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFrazier Mine (Frazier Borax Mine), Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBitter Creek Borate Workings Mine (Bitter Creek claim; Bitter Crick placer claim; Merrill claim; Comet claim; Climax claim; Gridiron Placer Mining claim; Bueno claim), Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘIves tunnel, Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘMiddle Fork Creek Borate deposits (Jumbo claim; Gib claim; Center Creek claim; Baldwin claim; Mammoth claim), Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘStubblefield & Halloway property, Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods area, Ventura County Borate Mining District (Stauffer Mining District), Ventura County, California, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘAntimony Peak deposit (San Emigdio Mine; San Emigdio-Antimony Peak; Antimony Peak Mine), Antimony Peak, Kern County, California, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘQuatal Canyon Quarry (Cuyama Quarry), Ventucopa area, Ventura County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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