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Ulexite from
Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


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Ulexite

Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Ulexite, etc.

Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
08355330017362130154448.jpg
Ulexite

Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
04370660017362130169152.jpg
Ulexite, etc.

Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
08355330017362130154448.jpg
Ulexite

Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
04370660017362130169152.jpg
Ulexite, etc.

Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Ulexite
Formula:NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Searlesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ulexite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rhyolite Ridge Li-B Deposit, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654266
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654266:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ulexite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘPacific Borax Company, Fish Lake Marsh, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCalmville Borax Works, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘBorax Workings, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘChina Borax Works, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBorax Works (MRDS10024158), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘOld Borax Workings, Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘBorax Works (MRDS10098169), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘBorax Works (MRDS10024161), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘBorax Works (MRDS10024162), Columbus Marsh Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘ4-D Prospect, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
American Mineralogist 19:268-274
 
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