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Probertite from
Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA


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Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Probertite, etc.

Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Classification
Species:Probertite
Formula:NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ulexite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Probertite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:636788
Long-form Identifier:1:3:636788:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Probertite in this Region
Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Probertite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘRio Tinto Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Borate Company property, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
References
Foshag, William Frederick (1918) Ulexite from Lang, California. American Mineralogist, 3 (4) 35
Foshag, William Frederick (1921) The origin of the colemanite deposits of California. Economic Geology, 16 (3) 199-214 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.16.3.199
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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