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Gypsum from
Ballarat Saponite deposit, Ballarat, Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Ballarat Saponite deposit, Ballarat, Panamint Mining District (Ballarat Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:768748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:768748:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPanamint Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘO. B. Joyful Mine (Thurman; O. B. J.; O.B.J. Mine; J. Mine; Tyler and Aster; Panamint Mines Company), Wildrose Spring, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘWild Rose Antimony deposits (Wild Rose Antimony Mine; Wildrose Antimony Mine; Wildrose Mine; Antimonium; Wild Rose Canyon Antimony deposits), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘLillie Mine (Mature Consolidated), Slate Range Mining District (Arondo Mining District), Slate Range, Inyo County, California, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘEagle Borax Spring, Inyo County, California, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘZinc Hill Mine (Utacaia group; Colorado group; Darwin Zinc prospect), Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘDarwin Mines (Darwin group; Defiance; Driver; Independence; Lane; Liberty; Lucky Jim; Southwest and Thompson; Bernon; Rip Van Winkle; Mexicanus Colorado Inc.), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘBadwater, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Post, J. L. (1984) Saponitye from near Ballarat, California. Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 32, No. 2, 147-153.
 
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