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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
An excellent example of botryoidal Calcite with Colemanite from this famous mine. On more than one occasion I have spent entire days breaking open boulders filled with vugs of Calcite hoping to get a specimen like this one. From my experience most of the vugs containing Calcite are just too small to allow a specimen of this size and quality to ... |
| © Russell G. Rizzo | Photo ID: 97254 View Count: 147 |
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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
A flat double sided plate of sharp white colemanite scattered with beautifully contrasting orange calcite crystals to 5mm. The only point of attachment is along the bottom edge of the plate. Specimen size is 63mm x 55mm x 17mm. P. Nicholson collection and photo. |
| © Paul Nicholson | Photo ID: 261519 View Count: 23 |
