Unnamed Borate prospect [15], Greenwater Range, Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Borate prospect [15] | Prospect |
Greenwater Range | Mountain Range |
Inyo County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 16' 27'' North , 116° 34' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tecopa | 150 (2011) | 56.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78570
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78570:6
GUID (UUID V4):
9c0bf54c-4a1d-4a04-b6b0-63e759f0b193
A B-borate occurrence/prospect located 10.6 km (6.6 miles) ESE of Ryan, on the eastern margin of the Greenwater Range. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. NOTE: The USGS MRDS file does not provide T&R values.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Miocene Furnace Creek Formation (tuff, clay, mud, mudstone, sandstone). The deposit is near the contact with the underlying Artist Drive Formation. Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Workings include underground openings comprised of an adit.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 6 - Borates | |||
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ⓘ | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10094954 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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