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Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California, USA

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Boron is a small town in the Kramer district about midway between the larger towns of Mojave to the West and Barstow in the east. Many of the workers in the big U.S. Borax open pit mine a little north of town live here.





 Map Reference: 34°59'58"N , 117°38'56"W

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Group 1 - Elements
  		• Arsenic1.CA.05
    As
  		• Sulphur1.CC.05
    S
     
    8
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Berthierite2.HA.20
    FeSb
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
  		• Gerstleyite (TL)2.HE.05
    Na
     
    2
    		(Sb,As)
     
    8
    		S
     
    13
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Greigite2.DA.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		S
     
    4
  		• Mackinawite2.CC.25
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
  		• Orpiment2.FA.30
    As
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Pararealgar2.FA.15b
    As
     
    4
    		S
     
    4
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Pyrrhotite2.CC.10
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
  		• Realgar2.FA.15a
    As
     
    4
    		S
     
    4
  		• Smythite2.CC.10
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    11
  		• Stibnite2.DB.05
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Halite3.AA.20
    NaCl
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Arsenolite4.CB.50
    As
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Birnessite4.FL.45
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.5
    		(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    		 · 1.5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Ilmenite4.CB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
  		• Lepidocrocite4.FE.15
    γ-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Opal4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pseudobrookite4.CB.15
    Fe
     
    2
    		TiO
     
    5
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
      var: Jasper4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Rutile4.DB.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Tridymite4.DA.10
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Aragonite5.AB.15
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Barytocalcite5.AB.45
    BaCa(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Rhodochrosite5.AB.05
    MnCO
     
    3
  		• Strontianite5.AB.15
    SrCO
     
    3
  		• Witherite5.AB.15
    BaCO
     
    3
    Group 6 - Borates
  		• Borax6.DA.10
    Na
     
    2
    		[B
     
    4
    		O
     
    7
    		] · 10H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Colemanite6.CB.10
    Ca[B
     
    3
    		O
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Howlite6.CB.20
    Ca
     
    2
    		B
     
    5
    		SiO
     
    9
    		(OH)
     
    5
  		• Hydroboracite6.CB.15
    CaMg[B
     
    3
    		O
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Inderite6.CA.15
    Mg(H
     
    4
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)(OH) · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Inyoite6.CA.35
    Ca(H
     
    4
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)(OH) · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kernite (TL)6.DB.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[B
     
    4
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kurnakovite6.CA.20
    Mg(H
     
    4
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)(OH) · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Meyerhofferite6.CA.30
    Ca
     
    2
    		(H
     
    3
    		B
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Probertite (TL)6.EB.15
    NaCaB
     
    5
    		O
     
    7
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Sassolite6.AA.05
    H
     
    3
    		BO
     
    3
  		• Tincalconite6.DA.15
    Na
     
    2
    		[B
     
    4
    		O
     
    7
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Tunellite (TL)6.FC.05
    SrB
     
    6
    		O
     
    9
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Ulexite6.EA.25
    NaCa[B
     
    5
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Veatchite6.EC.15
    Sr
     
    2
    		B
     
    11
    		O
     
    16
    		(OH)
     
    5
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Copiapite7.DB.35
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 20H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Epsomite7.CB.40
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mirabilite7.CD.10
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Natrojarosite7.BC.10
    NaFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Sideronatrite7.DF.20
    Na
     
    2
    		Fe(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		OH·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Thenardite7.AC.25
    Na
     
    2
    		SO
     
    4
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Arseniosiderite8.DH.30
    Ca
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		[O
     
    2
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Albite9.FA.35
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Analcime9.GB.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Anorthite
    var: Labradorite    		9.FA.35
    (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Augite9.DA.15
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Biotite9..
  		• Chabazite-Na9.GD.10
    (Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		,Ca,Sr,Mg)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Clinoptilolite-Na9.GE.05
    (Na,K,Ca)
     
    2-3
    		Al
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Epidote9.BG.05
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Garrelsite9.AJ.15
    Ba
     
    3
    		NaSi
     
    2
    		B
     
    7
    		O
     
    16
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Gmelinite-Na9.GD.05
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Heulandite-Na9.GE.05
    (Na,Ca)
     
    2-3
    		Al
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hisingerite9.ED.10
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kaolinite9.ED.05
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Mazzite-Na (TL)9.GC.20
    Na
     
    4
    		[Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    14
    		O
     
    36
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 30H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Microcline9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Montmorillonite9.EC.40
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mordenite9.GD.35
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca,K
     
    2
    		)Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    24
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Natrolite9.GA.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Phillipsite-Na9.GC.10
    (Na,K,Ca
     
    0.5
    		,Ba
     
    0.5
    		)
     
    4-7
    		[Al
     
    4-7
    		Si
     
    12-9
    		O
     
    32
    		] · 12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Phlogopite9.EC.20
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Saponite
    var: Ferroan Saponite    		9.EC.45
    Ca
     
    0.25
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    3
    		(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Searlesite9.EF.15
    NaBSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Zircon9.AD.30
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Apatite'-
  		• 'Bentonite'-
  		• 'Chalcedony
    var: Agate'    		-
    SiO
     
    2
      'var: Petrified Wood'-
  		• 'Chlorite Group'-
  		• 'Clay'-
  		• 'Clinoptilolite'-
  		• 'Erionite'-
  		• 'Feldspar Group'-
  		• 'Garnet Group'-
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
  		• 'Gmelinite'-
  		• Herschelite-
  		• 'Heulandite'-
  		• 'Hornblende'-
  		• Hypersthene-
    (Fe,Mg)SiO
     
    3
  		• Illite-
    K
     
    0.65
    		A
     
    2.0
    		 [][Al
     
    0.65
    		Si,
     
    3.35
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
  		• Limonite-
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Mica Group'-
  		• 'Monazite'-
  		• 'Olivine'-
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• 'Phillipsite'-
  		• 'Stilbite'-
  		• 'Tourmaline'-
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
  		• 'Zeolite Group'-


    106 entries listed. 82 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
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    • California
      • Kern Co.
        • Kramer District
          • Boron
              • Baker mine

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