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Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA

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A borate mining area.





 Map Reference: 36°22'20"N , 116°46'0"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 64]
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 27: 35-40.]
  		•  Aristarainite
    Na
     
    2
    		MgB
     
    12
    		O
     
    20
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375]
  		•  Bakerite (TL)
    Ca
     
    4
    		B
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|HBO
     
    4
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Type Locality: Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org; Mineralogical Magazine 1903 13 : 353-355. ]
    Site Photo
    Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © John Sobolewski
  		•  Borax
    Na
     
    2
    		[B
     
    4
    		O
     
    7
    		] · 10H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 340.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Magazine 1903 13 : 353-355. ]
  		•  Celestine
    SrSO
     
    4
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Billie Mine, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Habit: Rhombohedral
    Colour: Pink
    Description: Occurs as crystals in lavas.
    Reference: [Funk, B.G. (1942) Borates and associated minerals from Mount Blanco, Death Valley, California. Mineralogist: 10: 289; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 381.]
  		•  Colemanite (TL)
    Ca[B
     
    3
    		O
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 352.]
    Site Photo
    Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © Russell G. Rizzo
  		•  Ginorite
    Ca
     
    2
    		B
     
    14
    		O
     
    23
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org; Am Min (1959) 44:911-919; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
  		•  Gowerite (TL)
    Ca[B
     
    5
    		O
     
    8
    		(OH)][B(OH)
     
    3
    		]·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Hard Scramble claim, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    Reference: [Am Min (1959) 44:911-919; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
    Site Photo
    Hard Scramble claim, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © Elmar Lackner 2009
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Howlite
    Ca
     
    2
    		B
     
    5
    		SiO
     
    9
    		(OH)
     
    5
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 27: 35-40.]
  		•  Hungchaoite
    Mg[B
     
    4
    		O
     
    7
    		] · 9H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org; Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
  		•  Hydroboracite
    CaMg[B
     
    3
    		O
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org]
    Site Photo
    Mount Blanco Mine (Mount Blanco deposit; Mount Blanco adit), Mount Blanco, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © 2009, JGW
  		•  Iddingsite
    MgO·Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    		·3SiO
     
    2
    		ยท4H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs in basalts about 1 mile SE from the Russell Borax Mine.
    Reference: [Foshag, William Frederick (1924a), Famous mineral localities: Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California: American Mineralogist: 9: 8-10; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 277.]
  		•  Inderite
    Mg(H
     
    4
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)(OH) · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
  		•  Inyoite (TL)
    Ca(H
     
    4
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)(OH) · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Mount Blanco Mine (Mount Blanco deposit; Mount Blanco adit), Mount Blanco, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    Habit: Tabular
    Colour: White
    Description: Occurs as tabular crystals altering to meyerhofferite.
    Reference: [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1914): 4: 354-356; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 359; Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1916b), Inyoite and meyerhofferite, two new calcium borates: USGS Bulletin 610: 35; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 264.]
    Site Photo
    Mount Blanco Mine (Mount Blanco deposit; Mount Blanco adit), Mount Blanco, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © JSS
  		•  Kurnakovite
    Mg(H
     
    4
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)(OH) · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org; Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
  		•  Mcallisterite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[B
     
    6
    		O
     
    7
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 9H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
    Site Photo
    Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © Knut Eldjarn
  		•  Meyerhofferite (TL)
    Ca
     
    2
    		(H
     
    3
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Mount Blanco Mine (Mount Blanco deposit; Mount Blanco adit), Mount Blanco, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    Colour: White
    Description: Occurs as chalky to silky pseudomorphs after inyoite, as alteration coatings on inyoite crystals, and as long, glassy, interlaced crystals formed by recrystallization of the original fibrous material.
    Reference: [Journal of the Washington Academy of Science (1914): 4: 354-356; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, 7th. ed., Volume II: 357, 359; Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1916b), Inyoite and meyerhofferite, two new calcium borates: USGS Bulletin 610: 35; Foshag, William Frederick (1921), The origin of the colemanite deposits of California: Economic Geology: 16: 200; Foshag, William Frederick (1924a), Famous mineral localities: Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California: American Mineralogist: 9: 10; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 264.]
    Site Photo
    Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © Arliguie M
  		•  Mirabilite
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375]
  		•  Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [J.W. Anthony, R.A. Bideaux, K.W. Bladh, M.C. Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. V (2003)]
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs in radiating groups in amygdules of basalt.
    Reference: [Foshag, William Frederick (1924a), Famous mineral localities: Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California: American Mineralogist: 9: 10; Funk, B.G. (1942) Borates and associated minerals from Mount Blanco, Death Valley, California. Mineralogist: 10: 289; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 368, 371.]
  		•  Nobleite (TL)
    CaB
     
    6
    		O
     
    9
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Nobleite locality, De Bely Mine area, De Bely Mine (Debely Mine), Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    Reference: [Erd, R.C., J.F. McAllister & A.C. Vlisidis (1961), Nobleite, another new hydrous calcium borate from the Death Valley region, California: American Mineralogist: 46: 560-571.]
    Site Photo
    Corkscrew Mine, Corkscrew Canyon, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © Caltech
  		•  Priceite
    Ca
     
    2
    		B
     
    5
    		O
     
    7
    		(OH)
     
    5
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 359.]
  		•  Probertite
    NaCaB
     
    5
    		O
     
    7
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 27: 35-40.]
  		•  Rivadavite
    Na
     
    6
    		Mg[B
     
    6
    		O
     
    7
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		]
     
    4
    		 · 10H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org; Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
  		•  Sassolite
    H
     
    3
    		BO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Sborgite
    Na[B
     
    5
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © 2008, J. Weissman
  		•  Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 27: 35-40.]
  		•  Thenardite
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    Reference: [Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
  		•  Todorokite
    (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
     
    6
    		O
     
    12
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Ulexite
    NaCa[B
     
    5
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org; American Mineralogist (1961): 46: 560-571.]
  		•  Uvite
    [Ca][(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		][MgAl
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Am Min 64:3-4 pp 369-375; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]
  		•  Veatchite
    Sr
     
    2
    		B
     
    11
    		O
     
    16
    		(OH)
     
    5
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 27: 35-40.]
    Site Photo
    Billie Mine, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Veatchite-p
    Sr
     
    2
    		B
     
    11
    		O
     
    16
    		(OH)
     
    5
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Billie Mine, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    © 2008, J. Weissman
  		•  Wardsmithite (TL)
    Ca
     
    5
    		Mg[B
     
    4
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    6
    		 · 30H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Hard Scramble claim, Furnace Creek District, Black Mts, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org; American Mineralogist: 55: 349-357]


    38 entries listed. 36 valid minerals. 7 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • California
      • Inyo Co.
        • Death Valley
          • Black Mts
            • Furnace Creek District
                • De Bely Mine area
              • Gower Gulch

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