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Kurnakovite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O |
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U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA
Kurnakovite. R. Currier collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. Kurnakovite crystals tend to turn white on their surface in big city air. Perhaps we will find out some day what is forming on their surface. Kurnakovite crystals were only found during the very early days of open pit mining at Boron. Several ... |
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Kurnakovite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O |
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U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA
Kurnakovite crystal. V. Morgan collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. These crystals were only found for a short period when the open pit mine at Boron was first opened. At one time they were abundant but none have been found in years. |
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Kurnakovite : Mg(H4B3O7)(OH) · 5H2O, Ulexite : NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
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U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax Mine; Pacific Coast Borax Co. Mine; Boron Mine; U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp. Mine; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA
Kurnakovite crystals with Ulexite. R. Currier collection. The scale at the bottom of the image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
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