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Borax Lake Mine (Lake Hachinhama; Little Borax Lake; Clear Lake), Clear Lake, Clear Lake Oaks, Lake Co., California, USA

REF:Deposit:: LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.
Deposit:: SMITH, W.C., 1966, BORAX AND OTHER BORON COMPOUNDS: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 191, PT. 1, P. 104-111.
Deposit:: SMITH, G.I., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES: DISSIMILAR IN FORM, SIMILAR IN GEOLOGIC SETTING, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1985, BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION; PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM HELD ON OCTOBER 24, 1984, AT THE FALL MEETING OF SME-AIME IN DENVER, COLORADO: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 38-51.
Deposit:: YALE, C.G., 1904, BORAX, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US - 1903: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1017-1028.
Deposit:: VER PLANCK, W.E., 1956, HISTORY OF BORAX PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 3, P. 273-191.
Production:: YALE, 1904.
Commodities (Major) - Boron-Borates, Sodium - Halite; (Minor) - Cobalt, Sodium
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 260: Lacustrine borates
Host Rock: Clay, Mud, Evaporite
Tectonic Structure: Basin And Range





Map Reference: 38°58'N , 122°40'W

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Mineral List:
  • Borax
  • Gaylussite
  • Halite
  • Trona


    4 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.

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