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Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

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Bakerite : Ca4B4[(OH)4|HBO4|(SiO4)3]

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

A 4.0 by 3.4 cms mass of Bakerite. Not very showy but an uncommon mineral and from the type locality. John Sobolewski specimen and photograph.
 © John SobolewskiPhoto ID: 43205    View Count: 598

Multiple photos availableColemanite : Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O, Meyerhofferite : Ca2(H3B3O7)2 · 4H2O, Inyoite : Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

7.2 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm. A large, superb, double pseudomorph borate crystal from the famous Death Valley of California. This sharp, lustrous and sugary crystal is colemanite pseudomorphing meyerhofferite, which itself was pseudomorphing an original large inyoite crystal. It hails from the Corkscrew Mine in Corkscrew Canyon. Very highly representative ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 180775    View Count: 84

Colemanite : Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

18.7 x 13.0 x 6.0 cm. A striking, large cabinet colemanite "cross" from the Corkscrew Mine of Death Valley and the Mullane Collection. This unbelievable specimen is a doubly terminated, floater. Glassy, tan to colorless colemanite crystals comprise this piece.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 217388    View Count: 48

Colemanite : Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

Colemanite pseudomorph after Inyoite. J. Minette collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 236332    View Count: 39

Colemanite : Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

Colemanite pseudomorph after Inyoite. R. Currier collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 236325    View Count: 38

Colemanite : Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

Colemanite pseudomorph after Inyoite. J. Minette collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 236331    View Count: 35

Colemanite : Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O, Inyoite : Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O, Todorokite : (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

5.4 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm. A classic, old-time and rare pseudomorph and combination specimen from the Corkscrew Mine of Death Valley, California. This superb, two-sided specimen consists of colemanite after sharp, blocky, parallel-growth, inyoite crystals. The fine pseudomorphs, front and back, are completely covered with two colors of brown and tan, ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 217430    View Count: 28

Colemanite : Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

12.6 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm. A sculptural cabinet colemanite specimen from the Corkscrew Mine of Death Valley and the Jaime Bird Collection. This floater, two-sided piece is comprised of intergrown, glassy/sparkly, tan to colorless colemanite crystal puffballs. The two diverging clusters at the top look like reindeer antlers. Excellent and classic older ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 242602    View Count: 13

Gowerite : Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3]·3H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

Picture-Width = 2.5mm
 © Elmar LacknerPhoto ID: 42429    View Count: 409

Gowerite : Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3]·3H2O

Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

Picture width is 3mm. White needles of Gowerite. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.
 © Elmar LacknerPhoto ID: 113074    View Count: 96
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