Gerstley Mine (Gerstley I; Gerstley pit; Kern Company Land Company), Resting Spring Range, Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gerstley Mine (Gerstley I; Gerstley pit; Kern Company Land Company) | Mine |
Resting Spring Range | Mountain Range |
Inyo County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 1' 5'' North , 116° 13' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Nye Gold Seekers | Pahrump, Nevada | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78817
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78817:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3d1b2f6d-ce85-4f64-abe1-3a18e92f6749
A former borate mine located in secs. 8, 9 & 17, T22N, R7E, SBM, near the southern tip of the Resting Spring Range.
Mineralizartion is a lacustrine borate deposit (Deposit model: 260: Lacustrine borates), hosted in rocks of the Quevar Volcanic Complex (clay, mud, mudstone, conglomerate, and shale).
Local structures include a SW-trending fault, the Furnace Creek Fault (mine is about 2 miles W), anticlines.
Related tectonic structure: Basin and range province.
Production data are found in: Evans and others (1976).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O References: |
β Probertite Formula: NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O References: |
β Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 6 - Borates | |||
β | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] Β· H2O |
β | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] Β· 5H2O |
β | Probertite | 6.EB.15 | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] Β· 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
H | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
H | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
B | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
B | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
O | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
O | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
Na | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
Ca | β Probertite | NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O |
Ca | β Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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