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Celestine from
American Borax Mine (American Borax Company Mine; Owens Borax Mine; Owens Mine; Columbian Mine), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Comments:Occurs as crystals in open fissures.
Habit:Slender, pointed.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view American Borax Mine (American Borax Company Mine; Owens Borax Mine; Owens Mine; Columbian Mine), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644205:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘCalico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘRoss Mine (Ross deposit; Barstow Mine; T.G. Nicklin), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘPacific Mine (Pacific Coast Borax Company properties; Borate; Borate Colemanite Mines; Calico; Old Borate; Pacific Coast Borax Co. workings), Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘSolomon deposit, Mud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘColumbus Mine (Gem Borate Mine; Gem Mine), Daggett Ridge, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘMud Hills (Strontium Hills), Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘFort Cady deposit (Fort Cady Solution Mine; Fort Cady project), Hector, San Bernardino County, California, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘOwl Hole deposit (Owl Hole Gypsum prospect group; Owl Hole Spring deposit), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘOwls Head Celestite prospect (Owlshead), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Gale, Hoyt Stoddard (1951), Geology of the saline deposits Bristol dry lake, San Bernardino County, California: California Division Mines Special Report 13: 10
Durrell, C. (1953), Geological investigations of strontium deposits in southern California: California Division Mines Special Report 32: 9
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 122.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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